MUSEUM & ART EXHIBITS

NJ State Museum: The New Jersey State Museum presents “Generation Fit: Steps to a Healthier Lifestyle,” an exhibition in the museum’s first floor gallery through August 13, 2016. The exhibition aims to educate visitors on small steps that can lead to a lifetime of wellness. It addresses nutrition and exercise and provides an interactive “tool kit” for disease prevention and healthy behavior. It features hands-on components, animation and exercise challenges that help visitors appreciate small, incremental changes in good nutrition and activity that can lead to a healthier lifestyle. In addition, the Museum presents “Silver Shell Glass: A History of Native American Beadwork.” The exhibition is in the Riverview Gallery on the Museum’s second floor and runs through September 4, 2016. Silver Shell Glass showcases Native American beaded objects from throughout North America, all drawn from the State Museum’s collection. The exhibition will also feature a hands-on bead activity for children. The exhibit examines the way beads were made, evolving from being made of naturally occurring materials to metals and glass, as well as how they were used by Native Americans. The exhibition will feature a number of rarely seen items from the State Museum’s extensive collection, including examples of beadwork on a child’s moccasin and cradle board, clothing, necklaces, a game and a man’s war headdress. For more information, visit the Museum’s website at www.statemuseum.nj.gov. The New Jersey State Museum is located at 205West State Street in Trenton. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4:45p.m. (galleries begin closing at 4:30p.m.); closed Mondays and all State Holidays. Suggested admission is $5for adults; Free for children under 12; $4for seniors and students with valid ID; Free for teachers, veterans, active duty military and Museum members (with valid ID). The Auditorium Galleries are open Tuesday through Friday from 9am to 4:45pm, and Galleries at 225West State Street are open Monday through Friday from 9a.m. to 5p.m. On weekdays, metered street parking is available, as is parking in paid lots throughout the downtown Trenton area. On weekends, free parking is available in the lot behind and adjacent to the Museum. For additional information, visit the Museum’s website at www.statemuseum.nj.gov. Trenton City Museum: Mythic faces, expressive torsos, flasks and urns, a unique chess set, abstract kimono sculptures, and paintings made of clay are a few of the up-to-the minute ceramic sculptures featured in “Breath of Fire” ceramics invitational on display at the Trenton City Museum to April 30, 2016. These clayworks are truly contemporary, created by 12 artists from the greater Trenton region (stretched to include New York City and Philadelphia). Most of the artworks included in this show depict or imply the body, whether literally or metaphorically. Each handmade hollow form encloses air within it: the “breath” that animates each work. Then each new form created of raw earth by the ceramic artist is transformed into permanence by fire: whether electric, gas, wood, raku, or some other specialized intense heat. For more information visit www.ellarslie.org. The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie is in the middle of the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Cadwalader Park, with an entrance on Parkside Avenue, Trenton. The museum is free, although donations accepted. Abundant free parking in front of the museum. Morven Museum: Morven Museum & Garden presents “Charles & Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Couple of an Age” running through October 23, 2016. This exhibition will span the lives of both Charles and Anne, with a fresh look at their roles as pilots, spouses and writers. The lives of Charles August Lindbergh, Jr. (1902-1974) and Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001) collided with their times to disastrous effect more than once and at great personal cost. The exhibition will present the story of the Lindberghs using photographs, rarely-seen objects, selected text, audio, video and other interactive components. Museum hours: Wednesday to Sunday: 10a.m. – 4p.m. Tours are given on the hour. Last tour at 3p.m. Morven is located at 55Stockton St., Princeton. For more information, call (609) 924-8144or visit www.morven.com. Princeton University Art Museum: “Pastures Green & Dark Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape” will offer audiences a rare opportunity to follow the rise of landscape painting in Britain, unfolding a story that runs from the Industrial Revolution through the eras of Romanticism, Impressionism, and Modernism, to the postmodern and post-industrial imagery of today. The exhibit runs to April 24, 2016. Free admission. The Princeton University Art Museum is located on the Princeton University campus. To find the Museum, enter the campus on foot from Nassau Street, University Place, or Washington Street and look for the museum’s banners to lead the way to the front entrance. Museum hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, from 10a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, from 10a.m. to 10p.m.; and Sunday, from 1to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Call (609) 258-3788or visit www.artmuseum.princeton.educ The College of New Jersey: “Innovations That Changed the World” traces the history of telecommunications from the invention of radio to the dawn of information age using objects drawn from TCNJ’s David Sarnoff Collection. Exhibit on view through June of 2016. This world-class assemblage of artifacts, named after the chairman of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), was housed at that company’s research laboratory in Princeton before being donated to the College in 2010. It contains over 6,000objects showcasing the ingenuity of RCA scientists and engineers. The Sarnoff Collection, on the second floor of Roscoe West Hall, is open Wednesdays, 1to 5 p.m.; Sundays, from 1to 3p.m.;, and by appointment for group and school visits. To schedule a visit, call (609) 771-2633. For information visit www.tcnj.edu/ sarnoff or contact sarnoff@tcnj.edu. or call (609) 771-2654. The College of New Jersey Art Gallery: The Art Gallery at The College of NJ presents “Image Tech: Making Pictures in a Post-Digital Age” on view through April 24, 2016. The exhibition features artworks by Trudy Benson, Lucas Blalock, Wade Guyton, Guyton/Walker, Tom Holmes, Sean Paul, Rob Pruitt, Amy Sillman and Wolfgang Tillmans. The exhibition has been curated by Mauro Zamora, assistant professor, Department of Art and Art History, TCNJ. The exhibit explores the effect of printing and digital technologies on the creation of image-based works. TCNJ’s Art Gallery is located in the AIMM Building on the campus at 2000Pennington Road in Ewing. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from noon to 7p.m. and Sundays, from 1to 3p.m. All gallery exhibitions are free and open to the public. For more information about exhibitions, for directions and parking, or to schedule a special tour, contact tcag@tcnj.edu or call (609) 771-2633. Grounds For Sculpture: Grounds For Sculpture presents “Paul Henry Ramirez: Rattle” through January 8, 2017. Artist Paul Henry Ramirez has created a site-specific installation in Grounds For Sculpture’s West Gallery. This installation will treat the entire West Gallery as a blank canvas. Through a combination of direct paint pours on the wall, canvas wall installations, sound, and colorful window film, Ramirez will transform the West Gallery into a whimsical fantasy of color and energy, playing with and against the architecture of the space. Also, Grounds For Sculpture is located at 80Sculptors Way, Hamilton, NJ 08619. Hours are Tuesday to Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 6p.m.; Friday to Saturday, 10a.m. to 9p.m.; and 10a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more information and admission visit www. groundsforsculpture.org. or call (609) 586-0616. Kean University: An exhibition at Kean University explores the effects of climate change through art. “Glacial Dimensions: Art and the Global Ice Melt,” runs through April 30, 2016, at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery. It features a first-time collaboration between Philadelphia artists Diane Burko and Paula Winokur, both of whom have traveled the world with scientists monitoring the shrinking ice. Burko’s largescale photographs and Winokur’s white porcelain sculpture bring those arctic experiences indoors, juxtaposing nature’s beauty with its loss. In partnership with Kean University Galleries, the School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences (SESS) has scheduled a semester-long program of lectures and film screenings to further explore the science behind climate change. Art-SCAPES, or Art in Science, Climate, and Adaptation: Picturing Environments and Sustainability, includes an artists reception on Tuesday, April 12at 5p.m. in the gallery and a panel discussion on Wednesday, April 13at 10a.m. in the Miron Student Center’s Little Theatre. The exhibit and all Art-SCAPES events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.kean.edu/~gallery. The Franklin Institute: “Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science,” an immersive and interactive quest for knowledge revealing how archaeologists use modern science and technology to uncover and understand the ancient civilization of Egypt, is now on view at The Franklin Institute through August 28, 2016. The exhibit features a real human mummy, on exhibit loan from The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and a life-size rapid prototype of a human mummy created using digital CT-scans of an actual human mummy—plus scans and forensic facial reconstructions of various mummies. The exhibit blends several interactive elements, unique photography, insight from archeologists, and real Egyptian artifacts across four content areas Daytime tickets (includes general admission to The Franklin Institute) available from 9:30a.m.- 5p.m. Adults $24.95; Children (3-11) $20.95and free for members of The Franklin Institute. Exhibit open 10a.m.–5p.m. Last admission at 3p.m. The Franklin Institute is located at 222North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. For more information on all the museum’s exhibits visit www.fi.edu.