YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
NEW HAVEN, CT
The Yale Center for British Art is a museum located in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1966 and opened to the public in 1977. The museum is home to the largest collection of British art outside of the United Kingdom, with over 2,000 paintings and 200 sculptures from the Elizabethan period to the present day.
The building that houses the museum is a modernist structure designed by Louis Kahn. The building is made of concrete and features a central atrium that is illuminated by a large skylight. The galleries are arranged around the atrium on four levels and are connected by a series of staircases and bridges.
The collection at the Yale Center for British Art covers a wide range of styles and periods, from 16th-century portraits to contemporary works. Some of the highlights of the collection include paintings by J.M.W. Turner, John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough, and Joshua Reynolds. The museum also has an extensive collection of prints, drawings, and photographs.
In addition to its permanent collection, the museum hosts a variety of exhibitions and educational programs throughout the year. The museum is open to the public free of charge and attracts visitors from around the world.
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART is a Uncategorized or General Museum in NEW HAVEN CT. US MID #8400900003
The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont).
Contact YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
- telephone: 2034322800
- website: http://britishart.yale.edu
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
1080 CHAPEL ST
NEW HAVEN
CT
06510
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MID # | 8400900003 |
Name | YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART |
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Classification | Uncategorized or General Museums, , New England |
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INCOME | 0 |
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LAT/LONG | 41.308096, -72.930701 |
CODES | FIPS State Code: 09 FIPS County Code: 009 US Census Tract: 361401 US Census Block: 1004 |