Objects displayed in tall, glass cases at the Wurtele Study Center.

Wurtele Study Center

Located in the Collection Studies Center at Yale West Campus, in West Haven, Connecticut, the Wurtele Study Center is designed to inspire and accommodate object-based teaching and learning. It features several classrooms and spaces with large seminar tables that allow for the close study of collection material. 

The Collection Studies Center is also home to the Gallery’s conservation laboratory and the Leslie P. and George H. Hume American Furniture Study Center, as well as the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and storage facilities for the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, and the Yale Center for British Art.

Make an Appointment

The Wurtele Study Center is open to Yale students, researchers, classes, and groups. To make an appointment for an individual or class visit, email wurtelestudy@yale.edu

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Views of the Wurtele Study Center

View of a large room with glass cases of art objects in rows, in the center View of rows of glass cases with art objects on four rows of shelves Rows of glass cases with art objects inside line the perimeter of a long walkway. At the end of the walkway are wooden objects, a sculpture and a boat Wooden objects, many figurative, in glass cases on shelves Wooden objects, sculptures, a canoe-like boat, sit on a low platform in a room with glass cases on either side. On the wall above the boat hangs a large mask with feathers on top A large table with many chairs sits at the center of a large room. On either side of the table, and in the distance, are white cabinets with counter tops and glass cases filled with art objects In the foreground on the left are glass cases with art objects on shelves, a face mask is most prominent. On the right side and in the distance are low cabinets with counter tops, a large table with chairs and more glass cases with art objects A group of people stand in a semi-circle in discussion in a room with glass cases filled with art objects In the foreground, beaded objects lay on a table. On the opposite side of the table stand two people in discussion with larger, three-dimensional objects on the table near them. In the distance, glass cases are filled with art objects A long table with objects on it cuts across the center of the composition diagonally. People stand on other sides of the table looking at an hourglass. The people wear purple gloves and the lights are low in the room
  • View of a large room with glass cases of art objects in rows, in the center
  • View of rows of glass cases with art objects on four rows of shelves
  • Rows of glass cases with art objects inside line the perimeter of a long walkway. At the end of the walkway are wooden objects, a sculpture and a boat
  • Wooden objects, many figurative, in glass cases on shelves
  • Wooden objects, sculptures, a canoe-like boat, sit on a low platform in a room with glass cases on either side. On the wall above the boat hangs a large mask with feathers on top
  • A large table with many chairs sits at the center of a large room. On either side of the table, and in the distance, are white cabinets with counter tops and glass cases filled with art objects
  • In the foreground on the left are glass cases with art objects on shelves, a face mask is most prominent. On the right side and in the distance are low cabinets with counter tops, a large table with chairs and more glass cases with art objects
  • A group of people stand in a semi-circle in discussion in a room with glass cases filled with art objects
  • In the foreground, beaded objects lay on a table. On the opposite side of the table stand two people in discussion with larger, three-dimensional objects on the table near them. In the distance, glass cases are filled with art objects
  • A long table with objects on it cuts across the center of the composition diagonally. People stand on other sides of the table looking at an hourglass. The people wear purple gloves and the lights are low in the room

Location

The Wurtele Study Center is located at 900 West Campus Drive in West Haven, Conn. For custom driving, public transportation, and cycling directions, use Google Maps.

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