Rachael Z. DeLue, the art historian and professor, will deliver this year’s annual Keating lecture, entitled “Against the Grain, or What We Can Learn from Early American Museums That Got It Wrong.”  

DeLue will discuss early museums in the United States, including Charles Willson Peale’s Philadelphia Museum and Princeton’s own natural history museum. From today’s perspective, these institutions failed—sometimes egregiously—in their mission to educate and tell the truth. DeLue will explore what those failures might teach us about museums in the present.  

Reception to follow. This event is free and open to the public. No tickets required.