
Yale University Art Gallery

Sharing a World-Class Collection
Giving to the Yale University Art Gallery ensures excellence now and for generations to come. Gifts help the Gallery offer free admission, free public programs, and free tours for school groups, Yale students, and the public. Your support enables the Gallery to acquire thought-provoking works of art, create exhibits that cross cultural and historical boundaries, and explore the rich traditions of humanity’s artistic heritage for new insights.
Scholarship and Conservation
Part of an academic institution, the Gallery constantly seeks new ways to make its collection more accessible for scholarly inquiry. The holdings are vast, with just 5 percent of the collection on display at our Chapel Street location. New investments promise to make many more items accessible to students, researchers, and the public. At West Campus, the Margaret and Angus Wurtele Study Center is a new, open-access study facility where scholars can engage with more than 42,000 of the Gallery's objects. The Leslie P. and George H. Hume American Furniture Study Center recently opened in the same building. Moving ahead, the Gallery plans new collaborations with Yale’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, along with the university’s other museums and libraries, to accelerate its research mission.
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Objects in the collection
Open to All
Founded in 1832, the Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in America. Today, it collects, preserves, studies, and presents art in all media, from all regions of the globe and across human history. A center for teaching, learning, and scholarship, the gallery is a preeminent cultural asset for Yale University, the public, and the world. The museum is open to all, free of charge, and is committed to engaging audiences through thoughtful, creative, and relevant exhibitions, programs, and publications.
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September 9, 2021
Preservation and Access
Yale’s constellation of museums and libraries is unrivaled. Advances in technology offer a remarkable opportunity to share our collections in new ways.

August 2, 2021
Midcentury Masterpieces Come to Yale University Art Gallery
A recent gift from the Friday Foundation has brought additional works by Mark Rothko and Franz Kline to the Yale University Art Gallery.
