Princeton University

The Princeton University Library exhibit “‘Nursery of Rebellion’: Princeton and the American Revolution” is among the many campus and community events marking Princeton's role in Revolutionary-era history.

As Princeton marks its role in Revolution-era history, numerous public events are being held across campus and in the surrounding community to recognize America’s 250th.

The marquee Princeton University Library exhibit “Nursery of Rebellion” showcases holdings from the University’s archives — including rare Dunlap copies of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution — along with documents and artifacts on loan from other local and national institutions.

This spring, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of African American Studies both presented scholarly panels and speakers reflecting on the semiquincentennial, and others are planned by a number of departments in the coming academic year.

Details on University and community exhibits, lectures and other programs is below.

Co-organized by Princeton's Humanities Initiative, “Re-visioning America” is a community-based arts exhibition and programming series in collaboration with the Princeton University Art Museum, the Arts Council of Princeton, Morven Museum and Garden, the Princeton Public Library, the Historical Society of Princeton and the Princeton Garden Theatre, among others.

Events exploring “how artists from a range of backgrounds grapple with the complexity of America and its histories” run through fall, including lectures, film screenings, a gallery crawl and workshops.

Locations vary. The full schedule is on the Humanities Initiative website.