Accessing the Collections While We are Closed
While the Yale Center for British Art is closed, access to the collections will be limited. Requests for an appointment should be made in advance to the relevant department.
Requests for an appointment should be made by contacting the relevant contact. Appointments may be unavailable or canceled with little notice. Some objects may be unavailable for the duration of the museum’s closure.
Every effort will be made to support class visits which will be evaluated based on the accessibility, quantity, and size of the requested objects.
Please note that active construction is underway in the museum. Visitors to the Reference Library and Study Room should anticipate the possibility of noise or other distractions.
Archives
Archives material is available to researchers by appointment in the Study Room. Requests to use the Archives collection must be made at least two weeks in advance of the proposed date. Please email ycba.studyroom@yale.edu to schedule your appointment.
Study Room access is contingent upon the construction schedule. There may be days when access is restricted with little to no advance notice.
Fred Wales and Paul Mellon during construction of the Yale Center for British Art, 1974, Yale Center for British Art, Archives, photo by William B. Carter, Yale Department of Public Information
Paintings and Sculpture
Please check the online catalogue for the status of works in the Paintings and Sculpture collection. To submit a request for an appointment to view a work marked as “not on view,” please contact ycba.paintings@yale.edu, stating the artist, title, accession number, and the date you wish to visit.
Requests for appointments should be made a minimum of two weeks in advance. Group visits are limited to a maximum of four visitors.
Visitors may contact the department to discuss the availability of specific objects.
Photo by Richard Caspole
Prints and Drawings
Works in the Prints and Drawings collection are accessible by appointment in the Study Room. Please email ycba.studyroom@yale.edu to schedule an appointment.
Group visits must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance and are limited to twenty-five participants. Organizers should submit a final object list as well as the full list of attendees’ names at least two weeks prior to their anticipated visit.
Individual visits must be requested at least two business days in advance of the proposed date.
Study Room access is contingent upon the construction schedule. There may be days when access is restricted with little to no advance notice.
Photo by Stephanie Anestis
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Works in the Rare Books and Manuscripts collection are accessible by appointment in the Study Room. Please email ycba.studyroom@yale.edu to schedule a visit.
Group visits must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance and are limited to twenty-five participants. Organizers should submit a final object list as well as the full list of attendees’ names at least two weeks prior to their anticipated visit.
Individual visits must be requested at least two business days in advance of the proposed date.
YCBA staff will make every effort to provide access to objects. Study Room access is contingent upon the construction schedule. There may be days when access is restricted with little to no advance notice.
Photo by Stephanie Anestis
Teaching with the collection
In-person teaching may not be possible during the building project. Please share specific requests with the relevant departmental contact to consider if the request can be accommodated safely. Educators are welcome to inquire about alternative ways to use the Yale Center for British Art's collection for teaching while the building is closed.