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A detail of an etching that shows a white-robed angel in the sky amidst fluffy clouds, radiant light, and other celestial beings. The heavenly figures hover over a landscape with lush trees and foliage rendered in deep shadow to the right.

News Printing Darkness

Installation on view through December 7, 2025

A black-and-white, close-up photograph of a woman’s face in profile slightly gazing at the viewer. She wears a hat with soft feathers that drape over her left ear and a black netted veil that covers the upper part of her face.

News The Shared New Vision of ringl + pit

Installation on view through December 7, 2025

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Upcoming Programs

A group of standing figures amid items of furniture. They direct their attention to one figure who handles a square object.

Yale West Campus Furniture Study Highlights Tour

Friday, July 11, 2025, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
A group of people standing to form a semicircle around a piece of furniture in a room with bricked arches.

Tours Summer Highlights Tour

Saturday, July 12, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
A group of people seated on stools in an art gallery. Most of them are seen from behind, while one person faces the group and appears to speak. Artworks hang on the walls around them.

Tours Summer Highlights Tour

Saturday, July 12, 2025, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Research & Learning

A group of student sit in a gallery filled with furntiture. A student in the foreground points toward a large chest of drawers where a man stands looking at the student pensively.

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