Princeton University Art Museum

Walk through Princeton's free art museum, rebuilt and reopened in 2025 in the middle of campus with over 117,000 works.

Elm Drive, Princeton University campus · Princeton, NJ

About Princeton University Art Museum

Princeton's art museum dates to 1882 and holds over 117,000 works of art. It reopened on October 31, 2025, in a new building of about 145,000 square feet designed by David Adjaye, sitting at the center of the university campus. Admission is free to all. The museum stays open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and a second space, Art@Bainbridge, is at 158 Nassau Street.

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