EXHIBITS AND GALLERIES
TIFFANY KUNO
Beinecke library acquires works by Gordon Parks, the first Black photographer at LIFE magazine

Over 200 prints by renowned Black photographer Gordon Parks now lie in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s collections. The prints, which constitute one […]

November 19, 2021

TIGERLILY HOPSON
Trapped in pigment: Redisplay of Elihu Yale and enslaved child portrait provokes community response

After the redisplay of the controversial group portrait, community members weigh in.

November 17, 2021

TANIA TSUNIK
Renovated Yale Peabody Museum will promote accessibility, embrace the goal of community-building

Following the switch to free admission and an extensive ongoing renovation process, Peabody Museum aims to become more diverse and open to the public.

November 17, 2021

TANIA TSUNIK
Yale Peabody Museum switches to a “free admission” policy for all

Following its post-renovation reopening in 2024, Peabody Museum will offer free admission to all visitors.

November 12, 2021

AUDREY KIM
Yale University Art Gallery showcases ancient glass collection

The Yale University Art Gallery, which holds one of the country’s finest collections of ancient glass, displays 56 glass pieces ranging from the 14th century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.

November 10, 2021

RACHEL SHIN
Kiara Matos: “The kind of artist any city would welcome”

Ceramicist Kiara Matos opened a storefront studio in mid-September, selling a variety of colorful wares.

November 9, 2021

Tenzin Jorden Photo.
TIFFANY KUNO & GAMZE KAZAKOGLU
Yale Center for British Art redisplays controversial painting of Elihu Yale and enslaved child

The Yale Center for British Art has redisplayed a painting of the University’s namesake after investigating the identity of an enslaved Black child depicted in the portrait.

October 27, 2021

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
Artspace New Haven holds citywide Open Studios exhibition

On Sunday afternoon, Hamden residents Diane Krause and Liz Hellwig left the New Haven Erector Square factory building with three new works of art for […]

October 19, 2021

Sophie Sonnenfeld Photo.
ARIEL KIM & ELIZABETH DEJANIKUS
New Haven Notables: commemoration through mural art

October 10, 2021

ANNIE RADILLO & LIANA SCHMITTER-EMERSON
Artspace New Haven considers space and time

Artspace New Haven’s most recent exhibition, “Everywhere and Here,” features works inspired by items in the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. The exhibition, which […]

September 27, 2021

Artspace exhibition featuring Peabody Museum artifacts
AUDREY KIM
Beinecke Library opens exhibition “Road Show” on writers’ travels

On Sept. 1, an exhibition called “Road Show: Travel Papers in American Literature” opened for viewing at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The […]

September 27, 2021

Window into exhibit