You’re invited to a relaxing twilight tour of Morven’s gardens with one of our knowledgeable horticulturalists. The tour will be followed by light refreshments on the museum’s Pool House porch. Please note: we are holding a rain date of Thursday, September 18, for this tour.
Travel back in time with an enchanting afternoon Cream Tea service in Morven’s historic Garden Room. Seatings at 12:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Your ticket includes an optional tour of the museum with one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents.
Spend a fall morning at Morven exploring history and harvest in our museum and garden. Activities to include: scavenger hunts in the over 200 year old mansion, a fall-themed story time, leaf art making, harvesting in the garden, and more. Snacks and cider will be provided.
Capture the beauty of Morven’s gardens and grounds in a one-day Plein-Air Painting Workshop with the Arts Council of Princeton and instructor, Debra Pisacreta. The rain date is October 15.
Travel back in time with an enchanting afternoon Cream Tea service in Morven’s historic Garden Room. Seatings at 12:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Your ticket includes an optional tour of the museum with one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents.
Explore Princeton's Mercer Hill neighborhood and the Stockton family's fascinating history on this springtime walk led by the authors of Discovering Princeton: A Photographic Guide with Five Walking Tours.
Race to join us this October! Morven’s Curator Corner invites you for a free virtual behind-the-scenes look at new acquisitions, research, and exhibition development with Morven’s curatorial department. This program will feature the newly acquired “Young Trustee!” broadside.
What stories do you tell around a fire? Grab a spot around the fire pit in Morven’s historic Colonial Revival Garden for an evening of fall storytelling. Between spooky tales celebrating the Halloween season to stories of harvest, the Princeton Storytelling Circle will transport you to new worlds all from the cozy fireside. S’mores and hot cider included with your ticket.
Travel back in time with an enchanting afternoon Cream Tea service in Morven’s historic Garden Room. Seatings at 12:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Your ticket includes an optional tour of the museum with one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents.
Show your support of two beloved institutions celebrated for their historic gardens and resounding impact on the history of Princeton. Enjoy a self-guided experience starting at the Historical Society of Princeton and ending at Morven with stops in between at private gardens around town.
Getting ready for the upcoming release of the final Downton Abbey movie later this month? Join author Claire Evans for a virtual talk as she explores the world of Gilded Age socialites and their connection to the British aristocracy. Morven is proud to partner on this program with the Princeton Public Library.
This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. You’re invited to a relaxing twilight tour of Morven’s gardens with one of our knowledgeable horticulturalists. The tour will be followed by light refreshments on the museum’s Pool House porch.
What do the Hope Diamond, Anderson Cooper, the Battle of Bull Run, and composer Frank Johnson all have in common? They all connect to Morven of course! Grab your most competitive (and trivia-minded!) friends and family and join us for the museum’s inaugural “Six Degrees of Morven” Trivia Night. Please note: this event was originally scheduled for July 31 and postponed due to inclement weather.
This brand new virtual series, Morven’s Curator Corner, invites you for a free behind-the-scenes look at new acquisitions, research, and exhibition development with Morven’s curatorial department. Grab your lunch and join us virtually! The first program in the series will feature two new acquisitions to the museum’s collection related to statesman Elias Boudinot.
All seatings are sold out at this time. Travel back in time with an enchanting afternoon Cream Tea service in Morven’s historic Garden Room. Seatings at 12:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Your ticket includes an optional tour of the museum with one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents.
You’re invited to a relaxing twilight tour of Morven’s gardens with one of our knowledgeable horticulturalists. The tour will be followed by light refreshments on the museum’s Pool House porch.
A popular Princeton Public Library tradition, the 2025 Summer Reading Soirée will feature author Claire Messud in conversation with Amy Jo Burns as she discusses her book “This Strange Eventful History.” Registration includes refreshments, door prizes, and more. Registration is requested for this FREE event as space is limited.
Take your practice outside with Gratitude Yoga. Join us this summer for a weekly Donation-Based Outdoor Yoga class in Morven’s beautiful gardens. This all-levels Vinyasa class is open to everyone.
Join us for our annual Fourth of July Festival! This is a free public event with activities at Morven Museum & Garden and the Princeton Battlefield State Park. The 2025 event is sponsored by Blue Sky Green Earth.
Renowned opera star Renée Fleming crowns opening weekend of the 2025 Princeton Festival, New Jersey’s premier performing arts extravaganza. Organized and led by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, enjoy music, opera, dance, and more within a tented pavilion on the picturesque grounds of Morven Museum & Garden.
Take a tour of the museum’s newest exhibition, Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey’s Most Historic Home. Led by one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents, this monthly tour will lead visitors through the unique stories that made this most historic of houses a home for centuries of inhabitants.
All seatings are sold out at this time. Travel back in time with an enchanting afternoon Cream Tea service in Morven’s historic Garden Room. Seatings at 12:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Your ticket includes an optional tour of the museum with one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents.
Join author Becky Libourel Diamond for an engaging talk exploring her latest book, The Gilded Age Cookbook. Books will be available for purchase and signing with the author following the talk. This program is offered as part of the museum’s current exhibition, Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey’s Most Historic Home. Attendees can visit the exhibition from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. as part of their program ticket.
The May 21 tour has been canceled due to weather. You’re invited to a relaxing twilight tour of Morven’s gardens with one of our knowledgeable horticulturalists. The tour will be followed by light refreshments on the museum’s Pool House porch.
Capture the beauty of Morven’s gardens and grounds in a two-day Plein-Air Painting Workshop with the Arts Council of Princeton and instructor, Debra Pisacreta.
Experience a behind-the-scenes look at Morven’s newly updated permanent exhibition with Morven’s curators and research team. This free gallery tour is limited to 25 participants. Pre-registration is required.
This program is sold out. Join Morven, the Marquand Park Foundation, and the Historical Society of Princeton for an interactive program exploring the material culture and natural history of Marquand Park. Begin at Morven to view maps, photographs, and more documenting the park’s history. This includes architect John Notman’s hand drawn plans of Fieldwood, Judge Field’s Italianate villa, built c. 1852. Following the museum visit, attendees can take a walking tour of Marquand Park led by knowledgeable guides Evie Timerlake and Becca Flemer, co-chairs of the Marquand Park Foundation.
Join Sustainable Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden for a day of sustainable, Earth-friendly fun! Free and open to the public.
Travel back in time with an enchanting afternoon Cream Tea service in Morven’s historic Garden Room. Seatings at 12:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Your ticket includes an optional tour of the museum with one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents.
Take a tour of the museum’s newest exhibition, Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey’s Most Historic Home. Led by one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents, this monthly tour will lead visitors through the unique stories that made this most historic of houses a home for centuries of inhabitants.
Join Advocate members and above and hear from Morven curators and research consultant, Sharece Blakney as they give a behind-the-scenes look at the three-year long project to uncover and share the lives of those previously obscured from history. RSVP to Megan Shackney at 609.924.8144 x 101 or email mshackney@morven.org.
Join Contributor members and above for light refreshments as we gather and enjoy the first signs of Spring. RSVP to Megan Shackney at 609.924.8144 x 101 or email mshackney@morven.org.
Celebrate National Poetry Month this April at the home of one of America’s first female published poets, Annis Boudinot Stockton. Discover the "magic" of the People & Stories/ Gente y Cuentos method - making connections, transforming lives through literature - one short story at a time. This is a free program. Space is limited.
Don’t miss the fourth and final program in the 2025 Grand Homes and Gardens Speaker Series, Celebrating the Experimental: The Case Study Houses with speaker Elizabeth A.T. Smith, Art Historian, Curator, and author of Case Study Houses: 1945-1966: The California Impetus (Taschen, 2016). This program is sponsored by Capital Health. The 2025 series is sponsored by Bryn Mawr Trust.
Don’t miss the third program in the 2025 Grand Homes and Gardens Speaker Series, Reclaiming The Edith Farnsworth House with speaker Nora Wendl, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of New Mexico and author of Almost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth (University of Illinois Press, 2025). This program is sponsored by Mrs. G Appliances. The 2025 series is sponsored by Bryn Mawr Trust.
All seatings are sold out at this time. Travel back in time with an enchanting afternoon Cream Tea service in Morven’s historic Garden Room. Seatings at 12:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Your ticket includes an optional tour of the museum with one of Morven’s knowledgeable docents.
Please join us for the second program in the 2025 Grand Homes and Gardens Speaker Series, Architecting Nature: Philip Johnson, David Whitney and the Evolution of the Glass House Estate, 1946-2024 with speaker Maureen Cassidy Geiger, curator, scholar, and author of The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden (Skira Rizzoli, 2016). This program is sponsored by David Schure and Grant Wagner, mid century modern house specialists from Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty. The 2025 series is sponsored by Bryn Mawr Trust.
The Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) and Morven Museum & Garden are pleased to host the 2nd Cadwalader Lecture featuring local author and historian John Rees. Rees will discuss the largely unknown and under-appreciated role Black soldiers played in the fight for Independence at Princeton and the American Revolution.
You’re invited to the first program in the 2025 Grand Homes and Gardens Speaker Series, Louis Kahn and Toby and Steven Korman House with speaker William Whitaker, Director and Chief Curator of the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design and author of The Houses of Louis Kahn (Yale University Press, 2013). This program is sponsored by Capital Health. The 2025 series is sponsored by Bryn Mawr Trust.
