Located on Chapel Street, the Yale University Art Gallery is an art museum housed in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven. The museum’s collection spans all periods and cultures, but is especially strong in its works of African sculptures, American decorative and fine arts, Italian paintings, and modern art.

Founded in 1832, it is the oldest university art museum in the western hemisphere and one of the top New Haven attractions. Yale University Art Gallery displays works by well-known artists such as Degas, Duchamp, Lichtenstein, Miro, Mondrian, Picasso, Rothko, and many more. Special programs are available for university students, schools in the area, and the general public.

Yale University, 1111 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, Phone: 203-432-0600, Yale University Art Gallery Video

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