Welcome to Yale University Art Gallery

A gallery installation with a standalone, slender wall with a single hanging scroll surrounded by artworks presented on walls, on platforms, and in covered display cases throughout the space.

News Installation on the Role of Animals and Literary Themes in Asian Art

On view until May 2025

Four framed prints of multiple paintbrushes with their bristles pointing downward hang on a dark gray wall in a gallery. To the left is a wall with a text panel and a framed print of a single paintbrush with reddish bristles.

News Jim Dine: "This Is Me"

Installation on view through June 8, 2025

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Two visitors look closely at a small painting. The visitor on the right-hand side points at the painting.

The Gallery is free and open to the public from Tuesday through Sunday.

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Upcoming Programs

A color photograph of a seated woman with a small boy seated on her lap. Another small boy stands immediately beside them. The setting is a living space with furniture, small wall hangings, and a broom visible at left.

Gallery Talks Memorialization in Goldblatt and His Legacy in South Africa

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
A person seated at a table, working on a craft project. A roll of masking tape, a palette, a cup of water, and brushes rest on the table in front of them.

Teen Events Teen Program

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
A group of people seated on stools in a gallery. They direct their attention toward a figure who stands in front of a painting. 

Virtual, Educator Workshops Teacher Leadership Program

Thursday, May 1, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 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.

Activating the power of art to inspire and to create a more inclusive world.

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