MUSEUM & ART EXHIBITS

Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library: The Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library will feature the artwork of Clara Sue Beym, John A. Brecko, Jr., Giancarla Macaluso, Bill Plank, Helene Plank, Margaret Simpson and Margaret Woo in an exhibit titled “Mercer Family and Friends 2016.” The exhibit opens Monday, May 2, and continues through Friday, May 27, 2016. The common thread among these artists is that all of them were associated with Mercer County Community College. Library hours are: Monday through Thursday, 9:30a.m. to 9p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9:30a.m. to 5p.m., and Sunday, 12:30p.m. to 5p.m. The library is located at 2751Brunswick Pike (Route 1) in Lawrenceville (at the corner of Route 1and Darrah Lane.) Historic Cornelius Low House, Middlesex County Museum: Icons of American Culture: History of New Jersey Diners is a compelling exhibit through June of 2016documenting the history of the Garden State’s most iconic eateries. This seven-room exhibit is housed inside the historic Cornelius Low House, Middlesex County’s museum, located at 1225River Road, Piscataway, NJ. The exhibit is offered without charge and is open 8:30a.m. to 4p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 1to 4p.m. Sundays (except holidays). For more information, call (732) 745-4177. Philadelphia Museumof Art: The museum presents “International Pop” running through May 15, 2016. This exhibition chronicles Pop art’s emergence as a global movement, migrating from the United Kingdomand the United States to western and eastern Europe, Latin America, and Japan. Focusing on work made from 1956to 1972, the exhibition presents Pop art as a movement that is at turns celebratory, critical, and probing in its message. With 120works, including paintings, sculptures, prints, collage, assemblage, installation, film, and ephemera, the exhibition highlights influential artists from twenty different countries. The museum is located at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Call (215) 7638100or visit www.philamuseum.org. Hours: Tuesday–Sunday: 10 a.m.– 5p.m.; Wednesday and Friday: Main building open until 8:45 p.m.; and closed Monday except for some holidays. Alfa Art Gallery: Alfa Art Gallery announces the first exhibition to start off the spring season, The New Brunswick Art Salon: featuring Arts Council of Princeton. This exhibition running to April 23will exclusively feature art instructors from Arts Council of Princeton, bringing their professional knowledge and recent artistic visions to the availability of Alfa Art Gallery audience. Merging the New Brunswick Community Arts Council and Arts Council of Princeton presents a unique opportunity for all

members, artists, and interested parties to explore and collaborate new ideas, opportunities, and art forms. Alfa Art Gallery is located at 108Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. For more information about the gallery, visit www.alfaart.org The Princeton Doll and Toy Museum: The museum displays the evolution of dolls and toys from the 1600s to the present and shows miniature rooms, Bliss doll houses and doll accessories. It also features a research library of over 400volumes on dolls, toys and antiques which is available to the public without any charge. The museum is located at 57Hamilton Ave., Hopewell. Hours are 10a.m. to 5p.m. Monday, Friday and Saturday. Admission: $5adults and $3for children (must be accompanied by adult). Call (609) 333-8600or visit www. princetondollandtoy.org. CivilWar and NativeAmerican Museum: The museum, located at 2202Kuser Road, Hamilton, is open the second and third full weekend of each month, from 1to 4p.m. Displays include the Swamp Angel, a retrieved cannon from the Civil War, primitive medical devices used during the 1860period and artifacts from NJ troops, many dug from the Camp Olden Civil War training grounds. In the Native American museum section are items found in and around Hamilton Township. School trips and groups by appointment. Free admission, donations appreciated. For more information, www.campolden.org. The CranburyMuseum: The museumis located at 4Park Place East, Cranbury. Open Sundays, from 1-4p.m. For more information about exhibits, call (609) 655-2611. Millstone RiverGallery: Millstone River Gallery presents “Images on Satin,” running through April 15, 2016, at Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center, 100Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ. The exhibit is sponsored by the Princeton Photography Club. To purchase an image on display, email carlgeiser@gmail.com. For directions to Merwick, call (609) 759-6000. Artists’Gallery: Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11a.m. to 6p.m., or by private appointment. Formore information included closure due to inclement weather, visitwww.lambertvillearts.com. or call (609) 397-4588. Artists’ Gallery is located at 18Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ 08530. For gallery hours, or more information, visit

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ABstractEXpressions Art Gallery: ABstract EXpressions Contemporary Art Gallery is located, at 70High Street, in Mount Holly, NJ. Gallery hours areWednesday, from1to 6p.m.; Friday, from1to 9p.m.; Saturday, fromnoon to9 p.m. and by appointment. Formore information, call the Gallery at (609) 267-7513; byemail at ABstractEXpressionsGallery@comcast.net; visit the Gallery’s website atwww. ABstractEXpressionsGallery.com; or follow the Gallery on Facebook. D&RGreenway Land Trust’s JohnsonEducationCenter: “Decoys— Timeline: FromCraft to Art,” a newexhibition fromthe Jay Vawter world-class Decoy Collection atD&R Greenway Land Trust, is on view through November 2016, at the land trust’s Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton. Free admission. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10a.m-5 p.m. except for holidays, and the third Saturday of the month, 10a.m. to 1p.m. D&R Greenway Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place (offRosedale Road), Princeton. (609)924-4646, www. drgreenway.org PlainsboroPublic LibraryGallery: East Windsor artistMaxine Shore, will present “There are Places I Remember,” an exhibit of vibrant oil landscape paintings. The exhibit runs to April 27, 2016. The library is located at 9Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, NJ. Hours are 10a.m. to 8:30p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 10a.m. to 5p.m. Friday to Sunday. For more information, call (609) 275-2897. Stover MillGallery: The Tinicum Civic Association’s Stover Mill Gallery presents its 2016calendar for its 57th year of weekend art exhibits (April through October). “New Direction” by Kay King ofWycombe, PA is an exhibit of oil paintings with newstylistic techniques. The exhibit is open, from1to 5p.m., on April 9-10; April 16-17; April 23-24; April 30-May 1. The 184-year-old Stover Mill is located on the Delaware River at 852River Road (Route 32), Erwinna, PA, two miles south of the Frenchtown Bridge and 15miles north of NewHope. For more information, call (60) 294-9420.