Associated with one of the top art history programs in the world , the Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in the western hemisphere. The collection numbers more than 200,000 objects representing Eastern and Western cultures, and ranging in date from ancient times to the present day.
The museum is housed in three adjacent historic buildings. dating from 1866, 1926, and 1953 ... the latter being a renowned modernist design by Louis Kahn.
The Yale University Art Gallery is free and open to the public Tuesday through Sunday.
Read our review of the Yale University Art Gallery in Art Things Considered - An Art Geek Travel Blog.
Please check the museum website for updated exhibition information. Scheduling may have been modified as a result of the temporary museum closure.
Exhibitions & Dates
Edvard Munch and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression
Feb 16 2024 - Jun 23 2024
More than 60 works on paper explore suffering and coping
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism, and Design
Feb 16 2024 - Jun 23 2024
Highlights pivotal moments in her multifaceted and trailblazing career.
Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale
Feb 17 2023 - Nov 3 2024
17th-century objects that were designed to elicit intimate, contemplative engagement
Year of the Dragon
Mar 15 2024 - Nov 10 2024
30+/- artworks spanning from the 17th century to the present day
The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917
Sep 6 2024 - Jan 5 2025
100+ studies related to major public commissions explore the American Renaissance