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Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest college art museum in America....
Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest college art museum in America. The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings of 200,000 objects range from ancient times to the present day and represent civilizations from around the globe. FREE and open to the public. On December 12, 2012, the Yale University Art Gallery celebrated the grand opening of the renovated and expanded museum. The expanded Gallery transforms the visitor experience of both the museum and its esteemed collections. The project united the 1953 modernist structure designed by Louis Kahn, the 1928 Old Yale Art Gallery, and the 1866 Street Hall into one continuous structure while maintaining the distinctive architectural identity of each.
You can travel around the world through art - an amazing collection of European medieval art, Chinese dynasty art, primitive African art.....you could spend the whole... read more
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You can travel around the world through art - an amazing collection of European medieval art, Chinese dynasty art, primitive African art.....you could spend the whole day! Great location in New Haven where you can walk to some great restaurants after.
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Louis Kahn architecture, recently upgraded. Ample representations of Ancient and European art. Very good collection of avant-garde art (including Marcel Duchamp's Tu'm) and modern art (especially good work from Mark Rothko). Plan to spend a couple of hours. It will be worth your while.
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Did not disappoint!! Stop in, give yourself enough time to really absorb all that this Gallery has to offer!! 4 floors-special exhibitions, well known artists, well preserved and displayed artifacts, expertly curated!!! Plus it's Free-so give a donation:)
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I have lost track of how many museums I've been to around the world and but this is easily now one of my favorites. The curation makes all the difference. The collection spans from ancient to modern and african to european across three newly renovated buildings. Something for every taste with a focus on quality over quantity. A 2 hour...
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What an absolute treasure and admission is free every day of the week. It's easy to get lost in all their fabulous treasures and there is always someone around more then happy to explain any object. Love,loved, loved the experience and will definitely go back many times over
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They have some incredible artwork to see the building itself is exquisite. It is a must visit in New Haven!
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I Recently attended the free Symposium, Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 1650–1830 at Yale University. It was interesting and I learned a few things. Amazingly, there were well over 100 people. The most surprising thing to me was the museum itself. Wonderful! Museum has four different floors across three buildings.
Highlight for me was an ancient Mayan...
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Very exciting exhibition of ancient culture of South America. The exhibition contains waved materials which leave you with your mouth open. Fantastic patterns, textures, colours with a strong sense of timeless design. Could not recommend enough.
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The Yale Art Gallery has a wonderful array of artwork and artifacts to study and enjoy without being too overwhelming.
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We went to a unique lecture that combined the talents of a superb docent and a wonderful string quartet that taught us the value of combining art and music. The music enhanced what we saw in the paintings. It was amazing.
The art work that we passed on our way to this lecture on the 2nd floor was most impressive...
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