Yale University Art Gallery

Address: 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, CT
203-432-0600
https://artgallery.yale.edu/

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am–8:00 pm
Saturday–Sunday: 11:00 am–5:00 pm

Free and open to the public.
The Yale University Art Gallery collects, preserves, studies, and presents art in all media, from all regions of the globe and across time. The museum’s exceptional collection—numbering nearly 300,000 objects—is the core of its identity. It sustains and catalyzes all we do.
Founded in 1832, the Gallery is the oldest university art museum in America. Today, it is a center for teaching, learning, and scholarship and is a preeminent cultural asset for Yale University, the wider academic community, and the public. The museum is open to all, free of charge, and is committed to engaging audiences through thoughtful, creative, and relevant exhibitions, programs, and publications.
Crafting Worldviews: Art and Science in Europe, 1500–1800

March 24, 2023–December 3, 2023
In a New Light: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art
A selection of more than 60 paintings from the YCBA’s collection.

September 8, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Mickalene Thomas / Portrait of an Unlikely Space
Mickalene Thomas is an acclaimed artist known for her stunning paintings, photographs, and installations featuring Black women in opulent interiors. In her latest exhibition, Mickalene Thomas / Portrait of an Unlikely Space, she presents a new multigallery installation inspired by the pre-Emancipation era, featuring early American portraits of Black women, men, and children.

September 26, 2023 – February 18, 2024
Ornament
This installation showcases over 40 prints and drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery’s collection, along with three musical instruments from the Yale School of Music. Together, they demonstrate the migration of motifs over time and distance, from paper to instruments.