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SUMMER READING SOIRÉE: A FOUNDING MOTHER
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesIn time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. The New York Times bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie will discuss and sign copies of A...
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WHEN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS NEWS
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Join Morven, the home of Signer Richard Stockton, for our public program series Generation Declaration shedding light on little known or underrepresented aspects of America’s founding document. On July 19, Morven welcomes historian and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence...
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Meet the Curators Tour of Five Independent Souls
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesMorven’s Meet the Curators tour is an opportunity to get special insight on America's 250th. The museum’s Deputy Director & Curator Elizabeth Allan and Curator & Registrar Jesse Gordon Simons lead a behind-the-scenes tour of the landmark exhibition Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey. Featuring over 100 extraordinary historic artifacts—including manuscripts, paintings, furniture,...
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Curator Corner: Congress Voting Independence
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesDuring your lunch break, go behind-the-scenes of the museum with this free virtual talk by Morven Museum & Garden’s Curator & Registrar Jesse Gordon Simons, discussing the painting Congress Voting Independence. Currently on display in Morven’s exhibition Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey, this painting by Robert Edge Pine is the first known...
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Docent Tour of Five Independent Souls
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesGet special insight into America’s 250th on an intimate tour of Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey, led by an engaging docent, who will share the history and connections behind the extraordinary historic artifacts in the landmark special exhibition. Five Independent Souls examines the lives, ideals, and contradictions of the men who signed...
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Princeton 1776 Fest
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesMorven hosts Princeton 1776 Fest, an immersive event for all ages to explore life in colonial times. Along with live music all day from the Ragtime Relics and John Burkhalter of the Practitioners of Musick, visitors can join in tavern songs. Soldiers, townspeople, and historical figures (including notables like Benjamin Franklin) will interact with guests....
$10 – $15