We’re heading back to the groovy 1970s for this exhibition! The year 2026 marks the 50- year anniversary of the American Bicentennial. In 1976, officials hoped that a widespread celebration of the nation’s 200th birthday would help Americans move beyond the societal turmoil of the 1960s and early 1970s and rally together around patriotism for their shared country. Drawing exclusively from the State Museum’s own collections, Spirit of ‘76: The Bicentennial showcases an assortment of rarely-seen artifacts and artworks produced fifty years ago as part of the excitement for our Bicentennial. Highlights include masterpieces of porcelain by the Cybis studio of Trenton, prints by Robert Indiana, Jacob Lawrence and other American artists from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio and a handcrafted album quilt made by a group of first-time fiber artists from Princeton. Can you dig it?

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