Week of Events
Monday, February 23, 2026
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February 23, 2026 - RecurringShining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
"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
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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February 24, 2026 - RecurringShining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
"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
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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February 25, 2026 - RecurringShining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
"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
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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February 26, 2026 - RecurringShining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
"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
Friday, February 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026 - RecurringShining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
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February 27, 2026 -Docent Tour | Collection Highlights at Yale Center for British Art
Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
"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
Docent Tour | Collection Highlights at Yale Center for British Art
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
Saturday, February 28, 2026
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February 28, 2026 - RecurringTake me, take me, take me . . . to the Palace of Love at Yale Center for British Art
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February 28, 2026 - RecurringShining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
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February 28, 2026 -Docent Tour | Collection Highlights at Yale Center for British Art
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February 28, 2026 -Student Guide Tour: Collection Spotlight at Yale Center for British Art
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February 28, 2026 -Docent Tour | Painters, Ports, and Profits at Yale Center for British Art
Take me, take me, take me . . . to the Palace of Love at Yale Center for British Art
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 at Yale Schwarzman Center
"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
Docent Tour | Collection Highlights at Yale Center for British Art
A guided, conversational tour offers visitors the opportunity to explore highlights from the Yale Center for British Art’s collection. In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art presents works from the sixteenth century to the present in a reimagined installation, inviting fresh perspectives across time periods and artistic movements. Led by volunteer museum educators, ... Read more
Student Guide Tour: Collection Spotlight at Yale Center for British Art
Visitors can explore In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art during a Student Guide–led tour that highlights a specific theme within the museum’s collection. Each tour is thoughtfully developed by a Student Guide and offers focused insight into selected works, encouraging close looking and conversation around artistic ideas and historical context. The tour ... Read more
Docent Tour | Painters, Ports, and Profits at Yale Center for British Art
Visitors can explore the exhibition Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750–1850 during a conversational docent-led tour offering an engaging overview of its key themes and artworks. Led by volunteer museum educators, the tour encourages dialogue while examining how artists responded to global trade, imperial power, and economic change during this ... Read more
Sunday, March 1, 2026
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March 1, 2026 - RecurringShining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
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March 1, 2026 - RecurringTake me, take me, take me . . . to the Palace of Love at Yale Center for British Art
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March 1, 2026 -Docent Tour | Going Modern: British Art, 1900–1960 at Yale Center for British Art
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March 1, 2026 -A Pocketful of Rosies: WWII Rosie the Riveters & Their Revolutionary War Roots at Weston History & Culture Center
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March 1, 2026 -Student Guide Tour: Collection Spotlight at Yale Center for British Art
Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven at Yale Schwarzman Center
"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
Take me, take me, take me . . . to the Palace of Love at Yale Center for British Art
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
Docent Tour | Going Modern: British Art, 1900–1960 at Yale Center for British Art
A guided tour offers visitors an engaging introduction to Going Modern: British Art, 1900–1960, an exhibition examining the dynamic shifts that shaped British art during the first half of the twentieth century. Led by volunteer museum educators, this conversational tour highlights key works created during a period marked by social change, artistic experimentation, and global ... Read more
A Pocketful of Rosies: WWII Rosie the Riveters & Their Revolutionary War Roots at Weston History & Culture Center
Women’s history and American patriotism are explored in this illustrated lecture examining the legacy of World War II’s Rosie the Riveters and their connections to earlier generations. Historian Madeleine Eckert shares the stories of three family members whose wartime contributions on the home front reflected a long tradition of civic commitment rooted in the Revolutionary ... Read more
Student Guide Tour: Collection Spotlight at Yale Center for British Art
A closer look at British art across the centuries awaits during the Student Guide Tour: Collection Spotlight at the Yale Center for British Art on March 1, 2026 from 2 pm to 2:45 pm. Led by the museum’s Student Guides, each tour offers a fresh perspective on In a New Light: Five Centuries of British ... Read more