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.
Appointments may be unavailable or canceled with little notice. Some objects may be unavailable for the duration of the museum’s closure.
Effective August 1, 2024, the Reference Library and Study Room will be unavailable through the end of 2024. Access our online collections site.
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
Access to the paintings and sculpture collection is limited. Please contact ycba.paintings@yale.edu for more information.
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