Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest college art museum in America. FREE and open to the public

Come to the Gallery with your group or class for a free guided or self-guided tour of our collection and exhibitions.

The Gallery’s collection features art in all media from all regions of the globe and across time that now numbers over 300,000 objects. Recent Acquisitions Browse works of art acquired by the …

The Yale University Art Gallery collects, preserves, studies, and presents art in all media, from all regions of the globe and across time. The museum’s exceptional collection—numbering over …

In a New Light: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art March 24, 2023 – December 3, 2023 Crafting Worldviews: Art and Science in Europe, 1500–1800

The Yale University Art Gallery was founded in 1832 when history painter and portraitist John Trumbull sold 28 paintings and 60 miniature portraits to the University. Trumbull himself …

Browse works of art acquired by the Gallery from July 2022 through June 2023. Using the Collection Learn how to access our rich collection of images, documents, and more.

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Come to the Gallery with your group or class for a free guided or self-guided tour of our collection and exhibitions.

American Art: Selections from the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2023), 25, 210–213, no. 98, ill.