PRINCETON Morven Museum and Garden “Hail Specimen of Female Art! New Jersey Schoolgirl Needlework, 1726-1860.” Through March 29. $5 and $6. Wednesdays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Morven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street. morven.org; 609-924-8144.

PRINCETON Princeton University Art Museum “Chigusa and the Art of Tea in Japan.” Through Feb. 1. “Kongo Across the Waters,” examining 500 years of cultural exchange between Congo, Europe, and the United States. Through Jan. 25. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University Campus. 609-258-3788; artmuseum.princeton.edu.

PRINCETON Princeton University Library “Nova Caesarea: A Cartographic Record of the Garden State, 1666-1888,” maps and atlases of a number of New Jersey counties. Through Jan. 25, 2015. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Firestone Library and Museum, Princeton University, 1 Washington Road. library.princeton.edu; 609-258-1470.

SOUTH ORANGE South Orange Performing Arts Center Precious Memories, photography, collage and constructs by Mansa K. Mussa. Through Feb. 15. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. sopacnow.org; 973-313-2787.

SUMMIT Visual Arts Center of New Jersey “Doppler Shift,” international group show. Through Jan. 18. Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street. artcenternj.org; 908-273-9121.

TRENTON New Jersey State Museum “Drawn to Dinosaurs: Hadrosaurus Foulkii,” 25-foot cast of a dinosaur and a life-size illustration. Through Dec. 31. “New Jersey on Display: World’s Fairs and the Garden State,” stories of pioneering entrepreneurs like Thomas Edison. Through Jan. 4. Suggested donation, $5. “A Shadow Over the Earth: The Life and Death of the Passenger Pigeon,” through June 2015. Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street. 609-292-6464; statemuseum.nj.gov.

UNION TOWNSHIP The Karl and Helen Burger Gallery at Kean University “The Mill Street Salon: Beyond the Image,” works by New Jersey-based photographers. Through Feb. 13. Reception: Nov. 16, 2 to 4 p.m. Hours: Mondays through Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Karl and Helen Burger Gallery at Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue. 908-737-0392; kean.edu/~gallery/.

WESTWOOD Westwood Art Gallery “The Moveable Feast,” paintings and prints by Helen Frank. Through Nov. 26. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Westwood Art Gallery, 10 Westwood Avenue. westwoodartgallery.com; 201-666-1800.