A new show of landscapes feels like a series of establishing shots. The characters, if any, are minor, deflecting attention. The focus, instead, is on scene setting, on the spiky needles of a pine, ...

This live art-making class is inspired by John Varley’s watercolor Coast Scene. In this session, we will focus on landscape composition. The Museum partners with the Arts Council of Princeton to ...

This live art-making class is inspired by the Chinese album leaf Travelers in Mountains. In this session, we will focus on painting a mountain landscape. The Museum partners with the Arts Council of ...

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Nobody is going to agree on what the best "Saturday Night Live" sketch is. There are just too many to choose from. Over the series' 50 years on the air, there have been thousands of short comedic bits ...