Exhibitions

Princeton University Library commemorates the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio with a celebration of English literature

Fall 2023 exhibition, Milberg Gallery, Firestone Library

Open daily to the public, September 6 through December 10, 2023

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - Speculative Futures

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.”

The Problem of Colored Lines: Student Debt and Racial Disparities

This new exhibition from The Dignity and Debt Network (Sociology) and the VizE Lab (Anthropology) at Princeton visualizes social complexities within the urgent issue of student loan debt.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - Wonderings and Wanderings

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.”

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - "Thereness-ness"

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.”
 

Nobody Turn Us Around: The Freedom Rides and Selma to Montgomery Marches– Selections from the John Doar Papers

A new exhibition opens on April 24 at Seeley Mudd Manuscript Library that showcases photographs and documents from two watershed events during the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement: the Freedom Rides of 1961 and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches of 1965. 
 

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Artist Activism in Pakistan – Then and Now

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Documenting Jewish Resistance & Activism

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Role of the Mapuche People in Chile’s Estallido Social

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
 

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Resistance and the Exodus Story

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”

Securing the Social Safety Net – Princeton’s vital role in the Social Security Act

A new exhibition entitled “Securing the Social Safety Net: Princeton, J. Douglas Brown & the Cornerstone of Economic Security,” opens October 7, 2022 in the Industrial Relations (IR) Section at Princeton University. The exhibition was created to help mark the 100-year anniversary of the IR Section.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: the ongoing struggle for social justice in Chile

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
 

Inside the Milberg Gallery: The Aurat March and Environmental Justice

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”

“Capturing Feathers” now on display in Tiger Tea Room

Princeton University Library (PUL) is pleased to announce that the Tiger Tea Room, a favorite stop for Princetonians looking for a place to study or refuel with breakfast, lunch, or an afternoon snack, is also now a gallery for selections from the Digital Princeton University Library.

Records of Resistance exhibition documents activism from around the world

Open now in the Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library!

Mudd Library showcases history of Princeton through “Princeton 275” exhibition

The “Princeton 275” exhibition explores and reflects on all of these aspects and more from the University’s history. Currently on display at Mudd Manuscript Library and open to the university community and members of the public, the exhibition features pieces dating back to the 1746 Charter of the College of New Jersey.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Angelic Authority and Alchemical Credibility

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700.”

Inside the Milberg Gallery: The Alchemist and the Blacksmith

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700.”

Inside the Milberg Gallery: The Garden in Eden and the Origin of Knowledge

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700.”

“Princeton 275” celebrates Princeton’s 275 years as found within the University Archives

A new exhibition is now open at Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library to help commemorate the 275th anniversary of Princeton University’s founding.

Inside the Step by Step exhibit: “‘An Equal Chance to Get the Job, To Keep the Job, To Grow on the Job,’ by New York State Commission Against Discrimination, 1948

The following is the next in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University. 

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Alchemical Eruptions

A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700.”

New Exhibit! Step by Step: The March Towards Equal Employment Opportunity

A new exhibit in the Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University displays a series of pamphlets that help depict the political origins of antidiscrimination efforts in the workplace.

Exhibition spotlight: Piranesi’s use of historical items in his work

The following is the final installment of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."

Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Exhibition spotlight - Ichnographia, Campo Marzio dell’antica Roma. Rome, 1762

The following is the seventh in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."

Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Exhibition spotlight - Le Antichità Romane, vol. 3, pl. XIV. Rome: A Rotilj, 1756

The following is the sixth in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."

Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Exhibition spotlight “Lettere di giustificazione scritte a milord Charlemont e à di lui agenti di Roma dal signor Piranesi”

The following is the fifth in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."

Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.

New art exhibition documents the struggles of debtors in America

The “Debt Collectors Series” art exhibition, conceptualized by Frederick F. Wherry *00 *04, the Townsend Martin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology at Princeton, tells the story of the debt industry and the lives it has impacted. It opens November 10, 2021.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Parting shots

The following is the fourth in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."

Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.

Princeton University Hosts a Community-Wide Series of Exhibitions and Events Exploring the Creative Process of Toni Morrison

The much-anticipated exhibition, “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory,” is now open through June 4, in Firestone Library’s Milberg Gallery.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Forms and Formats

The following is the third in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."

Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, “Piranesi on the Page” explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Turning Pages

The following is the second in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."

Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, “Piranesi on the Page” explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.

"Through a Glass Darkly" showcases Ripley Alchemical Scrolls from Special Collections

"Through a Glass Darkly" is open from April 6 to July 17 in the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, located in the Firestone Library lobby.

'In Pursuit of the Picturesque,' exhibition tours with talks by curators

Join a tour and talk by an exhibition curator of "In Pursuit of the Picturesque" every other Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. and select weekends at 1:00 p.m.

PUL's exhibition, 'Piranesi on the Page,' reveals the art of the architect's books

"Piranesi on the Page" tells the story of how Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the foremost printmaker in 18th-century Europe, made the book the center of his artistic production. The exhibition runs from Oct. 8 to Dec. 5, 2021. 

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Landscape and natural scenery

This series highlights features of the exhibition: In Pursuit of the Picturesque – British Color Plate Books: 1776 to 1868.

'In Pursuit of the Picturesque': PUL’s new exhibition showcases British color plates from the 18th and 19th centuries

"In Pursuit of the Picturesque" showcases the advancement of art through lithographic printing during the British Empire's expansion at the turn of the 19th century.

'Gutenberg & After,' exhibition tours with talks by curators

Join a tour and talk by an exhibition curator of "Gutenberg & After," every other Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. and select weekends at 1:00 p.m.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Survivals

This series highlights collections included in the "Gutenberg & After: Europe's First Printers 1450-1470" exhibition.

Now on view at Marquand Library: an exhibition of 18th- and 19th-century depictions of Japanese whales and whaling

The exhibition includes depictions in book and handscroll formats and will remain open through mid-December 2019.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Fragments

This series highlights collections included in the "Gutenberg & After: Europe's First Printers 1450-1470" exhibition.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Johann Neumeister, a wandering printer

This series highlights collections included in the "Gutenberg & After: Europe's First Printers 1450-1470" exhibition.

New exhibition at Mudd Manuscript Library examines the public lives of 20th-century American women

In commemoration of the centennial of women's suffrage, "On Display: The Public Lives of 20th-Century American Women" shows that women have, in fact, always been involved in public policy.

"In Principio: The Beginning of Europe's Printed-Book Trade," a symposium on Nov. 15

This symposium brings together five perspectives on the exhibition “Gutenberg & After: Europe’s First Printers 1450–1470.” 

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Indulgences

This series highlights collections included in the "Gutenberg & After: Europe's First Printers 1450-1470" exhibition.

"First Impressions: The Print Trade in Children's Books," a Cotsen Children's Library exhibition

Cotsen Children's Library will display an exhibition of children's books and the print trade, from Oct. 4 through Jan. 3.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Authenticity

This series highlights collections included in the "Gutenberg & After: Europe's First Printers 1450-1470" exhibition.

PUL's new exhibition 'Gutenberg & After' showcases rare collections on early European printing from Scheide Library and nine other institutions

The exhibition tells the story of the two decades that transformed text production and distribution across Europe, and it is the first exhibition to do so.

PUL presents exhibition in honor of Toni Morrison at Firestone Library

As the world mourns the passing of Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate in Literature and Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, at Princeton, PUL presents in her memory a selection of first editions and translations of her novels.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Manuscripts

This series highlights collections included in the inaugural exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18."

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Rare Books

This series highlights collections included in the inaugural exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18."

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology

This series highlights collections included in the inaugural exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18."

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Graphic Arts

This series highlights collections included in the inaugural exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18."

Now on display: Selected highlights from PUL's Gender and Sexuality Studies Research Collection

A new exhibition in Firestone Library highlights select materials from Princeton University Library's Gender and Sexuality Studies Research Collection.

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Numismatics

This series highlights collections included in the inaugural exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18."

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Western Americana

This series highlights collections included in the inaugural exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18."

Inside the Milberg Gallery: University Archives

This series highlights collections included in the inaugural exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18."

Inside the Milberg Gallery: Cotsen Children's Library

This series highlights collections included in the inaugural exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18." 

"Steadfast Toy Soldiers," a Cotsen Children's Library exhibition

On Apr. 1, Cotsen Children's Library will open its new exhibition, "Steadfast Toy Soldiers," which will feature war games in picture books. 

PUL opens the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery and its first exhibition, "Welcome Additions: Selected Acquisitions 2012-18"

The much-anticipated Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, which recognizes the many contributions of 1953 Princeton alumnus Leonard L. Milberg and his wife Ellen, will be open daily from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will be free and open to the public.

"Wizarding 101," a Cotsen Children's Library exhibition - EXTENDED

Cotsen's upcoming exhibition will honor the 20th anniversary of the publication of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." 

"Frankenstein: the Book," a Firestone Library exhibition

The exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the release of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." 

"Redefining Old Nassau: Women and the Shaping of Modern Princeton," a Mudd Manuscript Library exhibition

The exhibition not only celebrates Princeton women's achievements, as well as their stories, but also provides insights into how women have pursued knowledge, claimed space, and supported one another over the five decades since they arrived on campus.

"A Campus Divided: War at Princeton," a Mudd Library exhibition panel on Jun. 1

As part of their current exhibition, "Learning to Fight, Fighting to Learn: Education in Times of War," Mudd Library will host a panel discussion to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of war on the Princeton campus on June 1 at 3:00 p.m. in the Harlan Room.

"Most Masterful Cat: The Exploits of Puss in Boots," a Cotsen Children's Library exhibition

Cotsen Children's Library will display an exhibition of Puss in Boots, the cat who made a prince of his handsome but dirt-poor owner and made a star long before Antonio Banderas voiced the fairy tale character, from May 21 through August 15.

Distinctive Latin American Ephemera Collection exhibit open through December

Distinctive Latin American Ephemera Collection exhibit open through December

Visit Mudd to experience an extraordinary exhibition: "Learning to Fight, Fighting to Learn: Education in Times of War"

Exhibition at Mudd opens Nov. 9: "Fighting to Learn, Learning to Fight: Education in Times of War"

Rowlandson drawings now on display at Princeton University Art Museum

For the first time in nearly 100 years, Princeton University Library's collection of drawings by Thomas Rowlandson are now on view at the Museum

Trial of Life Sciences

Video introduction to the exhibition By Dawn’s Early Light released

On February 14, the Library opened the exhibition By Dawn’s Early Light: Jewish Contributions to American Culture from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War. Recently completed and released is a 14 minute video introduction featuring exhibition curators Prof. Adam Mendelsohn (University of Cape Town) and Dr. Dale Rosengarten (University of Charleston).

By Dawn’s Early Light: Jewish Contributions to American Culture from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War

The Princeton University Library announces the opening of the exhibition By Dawn’s Early Light: Jewish Contributions to American Culture from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War, on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Princeton University Art Museum. The exhibition continues through June 12, 2016 and is open to the public free of charge.

By Dawn’s Early Light showcases a rich variety of Jewish voices and imagery from the first decades of the American Republic. Among the more than 170 objects displayed are some of the earliest novels, poems, religious works, paintings, photographs, newspapers and scientific treatises produced by Jews in the United States.

A Seventeenth-Century Art Historical Book by a Female Scholar at Marquand Library

Versailles on Paper: A Graphic Panorama of the Palace and Gardens of Louis XIV

This exhibition documents the contemporary representation of Versailles through a multifaceted array of prints, books, maps, medals, and manuscripts. It highlights in particular those elements that today survive only on paper: ephemeral festivals; short-lived creatures (courtiers, animals, flowers); fragile groves and fountains too costly to maintain; and once celebrated masterpieces of art and architecture that were irrevocably destroyed or altered. The 'paper Versailles' is quite different from the one that millions of tourists visit every year and affords many unusual and surprising glimpses into a largely lost world. All the books and prints on display were created in the 17th and 18th centuries. With only a few exceptions, they were selected from the holdings of Firestone and Marquand Libraries, acquired over the past 140 years. A large number of these items came as gifts; therefore, this exhibition also honors the curators, alumni, and friends of the Princeton University Library who have built its remarkable collections. 

Please explore the exhibit's companion website.

Imperial Portraits at Marquand Library

Marquand Library exhibits two elegant books of portraits by Jacopo Strada.

Mapping Tibet

Lewis Library's Map & Geospatial Information Center Launches New Exhibit

Hokusai Manga at Marquand Library

Marquand Library features Katsushika Hokusai’s 19th century manga series through the end of November.

Nova Caesarea: A Cartographic Record of the Garden State, 1666-1888

“Nova Caesarea: A Cartographic Record of the Garden State, 1666-1888” exhibit event Sunday, October 5, 2014.

Building Books: Architecture for Children

The Cotsen Children's Library Launches New Exhibition.

Latin American Medals & Orders Tour Today, May 29

From a Thankful Nation: Latin American Medals & Orders in the Robert L. Ross Collection Exhibition Tour today, May 29, at 3pm.

Mudd Library Celebrates Graduate College Centennial

“Building the House of Knowledge:” The Graduate College Centennial now on exhibit in Mudd.

Egyptian Film Posters debut in New Library Exhibit

The Friends of Princeton University Library present "Egyptian Film Poster Designers and the Print Shops of Hassan Mazhar Gassour & Sayed Ali Ibrahim al-Nasr."

Little Magazines Make Big Splash in Architecture Library

The School of Architecture Library's recent Little Magazine acquisitions are now on exhibit in the School of Architecture Galleries.

Mendel Music Library Celebrates Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" at 100

Mendel honor's "Rite of Spring" with new acquisitions and an an exhibition.

Engineering Library hosts class exhibition on German Thin Shells

"Evolution of German Shells: Efficiency in Form" explores German thin-shell structural design and is now open in the Friend Center Engineering Library.

Treasures of American History Exhibition

"A Republic in the Wilderness: Treasures of American History From Jamestown to Appomattox" will feature nearly 100 of our finest holdings of American historical manuscripts, autograph letters, rare books, maps, photographs and other materials from the Department of Special Collections (RBSC) and Scheide Library.

Fazlur Kahn – Structural Artist of Urban Building Form

This exhibition is currently on display on the first floor of the Engineering Library in Friend Center.

First X, Then Y, Now Z: Landmark Thematic Maps

The exhibition is scheduled for August 24, 2012 through February 10, 2013 in the Main Exhibition Gallery, Firestone Library.