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Millberg To Morven

Curatorial Insights Across Princeton’s Revolutionary Exhibitions (Member Tour)

Monday, June 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Prospect, the Seat of Mr. Morgan at Princeton, 1797. Maria Templeton (1775–1851). Watercolor on paper. Morven Collection. Gift of Harriz5xet, Carry, and Bryan Morgan Oliphant, in memory of their father, Richard H. Oliphant, 2014.

For Morven Members and Friends of Milberg Gallery: A limited-capacity experience offering rare access to Nursery of Rebellion at Milberg Gallery and Five Independent Souls at Morven. Guided by curators from both institutions, the tour reveals the interweaving narratives of Revolutionary Princeton through objects, artworks, and scholarship.

A limited-capacity, dual-institution experience offering special access to Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution at Princeton University Library’s Milberg Gallery and Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey at Morven Museum & Garden. Led by curatorial voices from both institutions, this guided tour illuminates the interweaving narratives of Revolutionary Princeton through objects, artwork, and scholarship, providing participants with a deeper understanding of the region’s pivotal role in the founding of the nation during this Semiquincentennial moment.

The Member Tour will begin at the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery (located in the lobby of Firestone Library) at 1:00 P.M. Afterwards, the group will walk together to Morven. Following the tour at Morven, guests will be invited for light refreshments in the museum’s Garden Room. 

Firestone Library: One Washington Rd. Princeton, NJ 08544
Morven Museum & Garden: 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540

This program is held in partnership with the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, Princeton University Library.