"Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven," a new exhibition at the Yale Schwarzman Center in New Haven, will be on display from March 24, 2025, through March 8, 2026. This exhibition highlights the significant and often overlooked roles of Black individuals throughout Yale University’s and New Haven’s histories, emphasizing ... Read more

Indie rock returns to New Haven as The Wombats bring their Oh! The Ocean Tour to College Street Music Hall. Known for blending sharp lyricism with energetic melodies, the band delivers a live show shaped by reflection, movement, and emotional depth, drawing inspiration from moments of clarity and connection found far from the spotlight. The ... Read more

"Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven," a new exhibition at the Yale Schwarzman Center in New Haven, will be on display from March 24, 2025, through March 8, 2026. This exhibition highlights the significant and often overlooked roles of Black individuals throughout Yale University’s and New Haven’s histories, emphasizing ... Read more

Creative engagement and close looking are at the heart of Arts in Mind, a free monthly program designed for individuals in the early stages of memory loss and their care partners. Presented online, each session connects guided discussion of artworks from the Yale University Art Gallery’s collection with gentle art-making activities that encourage self-expression and ... Read more

"Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven," a new exhibition at the Yale Schwarzman Center in New Haven, will be on display from March 24, 2025, through March 8, 2026. This exhibition highlights the significant and often overlooked roles of Black individuals throughout Yale University’s and New Haven’s histories, emphasizing ... Read more

American history and family memory are woven together in this program examining a remarkable nineteenth-century quilt rooted in patriotic expression. The discussion traces the origins of a commemorative handkerchief depicting the Declaration of Independence, produced in 1821 for the American market, and its later transformation into the centerpiece of a quilt created by the Hudson ... Read more

"Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven," a new exhibition at the Yale Schwarzman Center in New Haven, will be on display from March 24, 2025, through March 8, 2026. This exhibition highlights the significant and often overlooked roles of Black individuals throughout Yale University’s and New Haven’s histories, emphasizing ... Read more

The evolution of British modernism is explored during this curator-led conversation examining the newly opened exhibition Going Modern: British Art, 1900–1960. Exhibition curators Lucinda Lax and Rachel Stratton are joined by Joanna Fiduccia, Assistant Professor of the History of Art, to discuss what distinguishes British modernism and how artists responded to a period shaped by ... Read more

The ideas and artistic impact of William Hogarth are explored during this annual lecture examining his role in shaping an English school of art during the Enlightenment. Presented by Frédéric Ogée, a leading scholar of Hogarth and Emeritus Professor of British Literature and Art History at Université Paris Cité and École du Louvre, the talk ... Read more

"Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven," a new exhibition at the Yale Schwarzman Center in New Haven, will be on display from March 24, 2025, through March 8, 2026. This exhibition highlights the significant and often overlooked roles of Black individuals throughout Yale University’s and New Haven’s histories, emphasizing ... Read more

Guests can explore highlights from the Yale Center for British Art’s collection during a conversational docent-led tour. In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art presents works from the sixteenth century to the present in a reimagined installation, offering fresh perspectives on British art across centuries. Led by volunteer museum educators, the tour encourages ... Read more

Rina Banerjee’s suspended installation reimagines the iconic form of the Taj Mahal through contemporary materials and perspective. Rather than marble and permanence, Banerjee constructs her palace from a steel and copper frame wrapped in translucent pink cellophane, challenging assumptions about luxury, history, and cultural legacy. Floating above the ground, the tentlike structure encloses objects that ... Read more

"Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven," a new exhibition at the Yale Schwarzman Center in New Haven, will be on display from March 24, 2025, through March 8, 2026. This exhibition highlights the significant and often overlooked roles of Black individuals throughout Yale University’s and New Haven’s histories, emphasizing ... Read more

Families can explore art together during Getting StARTed, a program designed to support shared looking and conversation in the galleries. Each 30-minute session highlights a selection of works from the collection and includes guided activities that encourage observation, discussion, and creative thinking. Time is built into each session for participants to try the month’s activity ... Read more

Guests can explore highlights from the Yale Center for British Art’s collection during a conversational docent-led tour. In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art presents works from the sixteenth century to the present in a reimagined installation, offering fresh perspectives on British art across centuries. Led by volunteer museum educators, the tour encourages ... Read more

A rotating, conversational gallery experience offers visitors the chance to explore works from the Yale University Art Gallery’s global collection through the perspectives of undergraduate guides. Led by Gallery Guide Leela Mukherjee-Sze, BR ’27, each Highlights Tour centers on a small selection of objects, including an ancient Roman sculpture of a woman, encouraging discussion and ... Read more

Guests can explore In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art during a Student Guide–led tour that focuses on a specific theme within the museum’s collection. Each tour is developed by a Student Guide and offers thoughtful perspectives on selected works, encouraging discussion and close looking. The tour takes place on February 14, 2026, ... Read more

Undergraduate Gallery Guide Emiliano Cáceres Manzano, BF ’26, presents Sam Gilliam’s Haystack (1972) during a Highlights Tour. These conversational tours focus on a selection of objects from the Gallery’s global collection, with each student-led tour offering a unique perspective. Space is limited, and tours begin by the central column in the Gallery lobby. Highlights Tours ... Read more

Guests can explore the exhibition Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750–1850 during a conversational docent-led tour that offers an engaging overview of its key artworks and themes. Led by volunteer museum educators, the tour encourages dialogue and provides deeper insight into the historical context and artistic perspectives represented in the ... Read more

Puccini’s beloved opera returns to the stage in a new production presented by Yale Opera. Set among young artists navigating love, friendship, and hardship, La bohème tells a timeless story that has resonated with audiences for generations. Conducted by J. David Jackson, returning to lead the Yale Philharmonia, the production features a talented cast bringing ... Read more

"Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven," a new exhibition at the Yale Schwarzman Center in New Haven, will be on display from March 24, 2025, through March 8, 2026. This exhibition highlights the significant and often overlooked roles of Black individuals throughout Yale University’s and New Haven’s histories, emphasizing ... Read more

Rina Banerjee’s suspended installation reimagines the iconic form of the Taj Mahal through contemporary materials and perspective. Rather than marble and permanence, Banerjee constructs her palace from a steel and copper frame wrapped in translucent pink cellophane, challenging assumptions about luxury, history, and cultural legacy. Floating above the ground, the tentlike structure encloses objects that ... Read more

A rotating, conversational gallery experience offers visitors the chance to explore works from the Yale University Art Gallery’s global collection through the perspectives of undergraduate guides. Led by Gallery Guide Leela Mukherjee-Sze, BR ’27, each Highlights Tour centers on a small selection of objects, including an ancient Roman sculpture of a woman, encouraging discussion and ... Read more

Guests can explore In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art during a Student Guide–led tour that focuses on a specific theme within the museum’s collection. Each tour is developed by a Student Guide and offers thoughtful perspectives on selected works, encouraging discussion and close looking. The tour takes place on February 15, 2026, ... Read more

Puccini’s beloved opera returns to the stage in a new production presented by Yale Opera. Set among young artists navigating love, friendship, and hardship, La bohème tells a timeless story that has resonated with audiences for generations. Conducted by J. David Jackson, returning to lead the Yale Philharmonia, the production features a talented cast bringing ... Read more

Undergraduate Gallery Guide Emiliano Cáceres Manzano, BF ’26, presents Sam Gilliam’s Haystack (1972) during a Highlights Tour. These conversational tours focus on a selection of objects from the Gallery’s global collection, with each student-led tour offering a unique perspective. Space is limited, and tours begin by the central column in the Gallery lobby. Highlights Tours ... Read more