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Activating the power of art to inspire and to create a more inclusive world. Learn how to engage with art. Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest college art museum in America. FREE and open to the public.
The Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere. It houses a major encyclopedic collection of art in several interconnected buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Closed Mondays (except for Yale Commencement) and on these major holidays: New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Admission. The Gallery is free and open to the public. Access the free Smartify app, where you can find the museum’s floor plan and other resources to help guide your visit.
Nov 16, 2008 · See what exhibitions are currently on view and find out about upcoming, past, and traveling exhibitions.
Our Mission. 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 over 300,000 objects—is the core of its identity. It sustains and catalyzes all we do.
The Gallery’s collection features art in all media from all regions of the globe and across time that now numbers over 300,000 objects. Recent Acquisitions Browse works of art acquired by the Gallery from July 2021 through June 2022.
Exterior view of the Yale University Art Gallery. Left to right: the Louis Kahn building, the Old Yale Art Gallery building, Street Hall. © Christopher Gardner, 2012. Learn about the three historic buildings, designed by four architects, that house the Gallery's collection.
