"At Princeton, Museum visitors can view the range of artistic production from the ancient American past as well as Native American arts from more recent times. Geographically, the collection ranges from Chile (Diaquita culture) to Alaska (esp. Eskimo and Tlingit) and Greenland (Inuit). The chronological and spatial ranges include hallmark examples from major ancient American … Continue reading Princeton University Art Museum – Princeton, NJ
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Newark Museum – Newark, NJ
"The Newark Museum’s collection of Art of the Americas includes both Native North American art, the focus of a permanent gallery, and Latin American art. Its holdings comprise over 4,500 objects with a geographic span from Alaska to Argentina and a time span from the pre-Columbian era to the present. The strengths of the Native … Continue reading Newark Museum – Newark, NJ
Montclair Art Museum – Montclair, NJ
"The Montclair Art Museum boasts a renowned collection of American and Native American art that uniquely highlights art making in the United States over the last three hundred years. The collection includes more than 12,000 objects: paintings, prints, original works on paper, photographs, and sculpture by American artists from the 18th century to the present, as well … Continue reading Montclair Art Museum – Montclair, NJ
Morris Museum – Morristown, NJ
"The Morris Museum is home to a wide variety of ethnographic materials representing numerous American Indian tribes throughout the United States. This gallery dedicated to our Native People exhibits some of the finest artifacts from North America, housed in color-coded cases to assist visitors in developing a geographic context for the pieces on display. Visitors … Continue reading Morris Museum – Morristown, NJ
Native Artists of North America
Where: Newark Museum - Newark, NJ When: Ongoing What: "The Newark Museum recently unveiled its newly redesigned and reinterpreted Native American galleries. Featuring more than 100 rarely exhibited objects from throughout the United States and Canada, Native Artists of North America showcases an exciting selection of works from the permanent collection, dating from the early … Continue reading Native Artists of North America
Undaunted Spirit: Art of Native North America
Where: Montclair Art Museum - Montclair, NJ When: Ongoing What: "Undaunted Spirit: Art of Native North America is the final phase in MAM’s major reinstallation of the Rand Gallery of Native American Art. The new installation’s overarching theme is the stylistic development of Native American art traditions and the historical contexts in which these changes … Continue reading Undaunted Spirit: Art of Native North America