Relax in the classic elegance of Morven’s Garden Room overlooking the Colonial Revival Garden.

Tea is served each Wednesday at 1 pm. Reservations are required. Featured menu items include tea sandwiches, scones, and an assortment of fresh fruit and sweets.

Tea & Tour is offered Wednesdays January through November at 1pm. A docent-led tour of the home can be scheduled at either 12:15 pm or 2:15 pm

$ 16.00  Members  |  $ 20.00  Non-Members

Advance reservation is required and subject to availability. Payment is due at time of booking. Space is limited so plan on booking your tea as far in advance as possible. Please call Michelle Sheridan (609) 924-8144 ext. 106 for reservations.

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 2:00 p.m.

Enthusiastic, Copyright 2009 Lonni Sue Johnson.

In conjunction with the exhibit Puzzles of the Brain: an Artist’s Journey through Amnesia, Morven presents a conversation with puzzle writer Amy Goldstein, who is responsible for sparking Lonni Sue Johnson’s interest in puzzles.

Ms. Goldstein, will explore Lonni Sue’s relationship with puzzles, which have become the focus of her current work, as well as her progress as a whole over the last several years. During the discussion, Ms. Goldstein will present a puzzle she wrote for Lonni Sue and share a fascinating video of the artist solving the puzzle.

$10 General Admission | $8 Friends of Morven

Reservations are required as seating is limited.

For additional information and reservations please call 609-924-8144 x106 or email info@morven.org.

To purchase admission online:
Click here for General Admission
Click here for the Friends of Morven discount rate

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Saturday, March 31, 2012, 2:00 p.m.

Artist: Lonni Sue Johnson Copyright © 2009 Lonni Sue Johnson. This image is from Lonni Sue's ongoing recovery art and is the first of 5 pages of a puzzles.

Presented in conjunction with Morven’s current exhibit Puzzles of the Brain: An Artist’s Journey through Amnesia, this discussion explores how art and science inform our understanding of memory and creativity. Scientists and Lonni Sue Johnson’s family will shed light on the dramatic transformations in her art and the early scientific research results on her case of amnesia.

Speakers for this exceptional event include:

Dr. Barbara Landau, Dick & Lydia Todd Professor Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Michael McCloskey, Professor of Cognitive Science & Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, 1978 Princeton Ph.D.

Margaret Kennard Johnson, mother and fellow artist, helped Lonni Sue to regain her drawing ability.

Aline M. Johnson, Princeton class of 1977, sister and co-curator of the current exhibit on Lonni Sue at Morven Museum and Garden, Princeton, NJ

Free and open to the public, seating is limited; doors will open at 1:30 PM

This lecture will be held at Princeton University’s McCosh Hall Room 50.

For additional information call 609-924-8144 x106 or email info@morven.org.

Friday – Sunday, May 4-6, 2012

It’s time for Morven’s annual spring fundraising event, now titled Morven in May: A Celebration of Art, Craft, and Garden.

This year, in addition to our traditional heirloom plant sale, Morven will welcome twenty of the region’s most talented artists and craftspeople (listed below). The weekend will commence with a fabulous Preview Garden Party on Morven’s Great Lawn, then open to the public for a weekend of art and garden treasure hunting!

Exhibiting Artists thus far includes:
Tristyn Albright
Karen Caldwell
Danielle Desplan
Sheila Fernekes
Katherine Hackl
Beth Judge
Maureen Kamerick
Ray Kelso
Meg Michael
Sue Sachs
Brad Smith
Jim Webb
Erin Wilson
Ellie Wyeth

Below is a schedule of events for the weekend. Stay tuned to Morven’s website and new Morven in May Facebook page for upcoming details!

To receive further information and to be added to our email and snail-mail lists, contact us at info@morven.org or at 609.924.8144 x 113.

Schedule of Events:

Friends of Morven Heirloom Plant Sale Preview

Friday, May 4, 2012, 1 – 4 PM

Friends of Morven have first pick from this year’s selection and receive a discount. Not a Friend of Morven? Click here to join today!

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Preview Garden Party

Friday, May 4, 2012, 6 – 8:30 PM

Party attendees will enjoy and elegant cocktail party on Morven’s Great Lawn as they preview the beautiful art and craft of our invited exhibitors. Ticket information coming soon.

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Art, Craft, and Garden Show and Sale Opens to the Public

Saturday, May 5, 10 AM – 5 PM and Sunday, May 6, 11 AM – 4 PM

Art and Craft Show and Sale Tickets:  $8 General Admission; $6 Friends of Morven (tickets good for both days)

Plant Sale only

free

Morven Museum & Garden has embarked on a new venture to allow select private events to be held at its pristine buildings and grounds. Morven, a National Historic Landmark, the former New Jersey Governor’s Mansion, and 18th century home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, offers several venues.

The First Floor of the mansion features elegant galleries presenting Morven’s history, and is available for seated, plated dinners or cocktail receptions; by adding the second floor galleries, showcasing changing exhibits, the number of attendees can easily be increased. The well-appointed Conference Room is an ideal, private location for business meetings. Morven’s Garden Room is an intimate space for luncheons and small cocktail receptions boasting a beautiful view of the Colonial Revival Garden.

The Colonial Revival Garden, planted in the early 20^th century, is a beautiful outdoor space with spring bulbs, phlox throughout the summer, and bright fall foliage. The Grand Victorian Front Lawn, dotted with majestic trees and beds of heirloom perennials from the 18^th and 19^th centuries, can accommodate large groups in a tented arena with Morven’s façade as a backdrop.

For information on rental and fees, please contact Private Events Manager Nadia Hohgrawe, Tuesday through Friday, at 609.577.8167 or at nadia@morven.org.

Please click for futher information on available venues.

Colonial Revival Garden

Courtyard

First Floor

Front Lawn

Garden Room

West Wing Conference Room

Morven’s newly restored Art Moderne Pool House (coming soon)!