Student Guide Tour: J. M. W. Turner – Romance and Reality at Yale Center for British Art

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of J. M. W. Turner’s birth, the Yale Center for British Art presents J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality, its first major exhibition of the artist’s work in over three decades. On Sunday, May 11, 2025, at 2:00 pm, guests can enjoy a guided tour led by student guides, offering fresh insight into Turner’s groundbreaking career.

The exhibition highlights the museum’s extraordinary collection of Turner’s works—the most extensive outside the UK—including iconic oil paintings like Dort, or Dordrecht: The Dort Packet-Boat from Rotterdam Becalmed (1818) and Staffa, Fingal’s Cave (exhibited 1832). Visitors will also encounter remarkable watercolors, prints, and Turner’s only complete sketchbook held outside of the British Isles.

The Yale Center for British Art is located at 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06510.
For more information, visit britishart.yale.edu.