Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States
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EVENING YOGA IN THE GARDENS WITH GRATITUDE YOGA
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesTake your practice outside with Gratitude Yoga’s all-levels Vinyasa class, open to everyone. This weekly donation-based outdoor yoga class takes place in Morven’s beautiful gardens, located in the heart of Princeton. Please bring a yoga mat, a towel, a water bottle, and an open heart. Classes are offered on Wednesday evenings between July 8...
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TWILIGHT GARDEN TOUR
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesStroll through the garden and enjoy a relaxing twilight tour of Morven’s gardens with one of the museum’s knowledgeable horticulturalists, followed by light refreshments on the Pool House porch. Tours are approximately 90 minutes, and offered monthly in July, August, and September (all start at 5:30 pm). With garden blooms changing throughout the summer,...
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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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Twilight Garden Tour
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesEnjoy a relaxing twilight tour of Morven’s blooming historic gardens with one of the museum’s knowledgeable horticulturists, followed by light refreshments on the modern Pool House porch. Tours are approximately 90 minutes and will also be offered in September. With garden blooms changing throughout the summer, choose one or take them both. Capacity is limited;...
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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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Intro to Improv in the Garden
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesKids get to explore the foundations of improv through a variety of games and activities in this 90-minute Intro to Improv workshop, presented with McCarter Theatre Center and led by teaching artist Lillie Reising. Students will build confidence as they play, create, and perform their own original ideas! The program will be held in the...
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LISTENING TO THE REVOLUTION: 250 YEARS OF AMERICAN MUSIC
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesGrab a blanket, some lawn chairs, and your friends and family for a free community concert marking the 250th anniversary of the United States at the home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and New Jersey’s first Governor’s Mansion. The Blawenburg Band performs “Listening to the Revolution: 250 Years of American Music” on...
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STORIES IN THE GARDEN: “TRY IT” WITH PEOPLE & STORIES/GENTE Y CUENTOS
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesEnjoy an evening in Morven's gardens while discovering the "magic" of the People & Stories/ Gente y Cuentos method - making connections, transforming lives through literature - one short story at a time. Hear a stunning, contemporary short story read aloud by an experienced P&S/GyC Coordinator during this free "Try It" session. Talk about...
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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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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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MORVEN MUSEUM & GARDEN’S ANNUAL FREE FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVAL
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesIt’s the 250th anniversary of the Fourth of July! Come celebrate community and reflect on America’s past at Morven Museum & Garden (home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence), and the Princeton Battlefield State Park (site of a pivotal victory in the Revolutionary War). Activities at both sites are free...
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Princeton Garden Tour 2026
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesLast year’s Princeton Garden Tour sold out! Join us for an inspiring celebration of horticulture, history, and community as stunning private gardens open to participants for one special day to support two pillars of local history and preservation— the Historical Society of Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden. This year’s tour features a new slate...
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