Accessing the Collections While We are Closed
While the Yale Center for British Art is closed, access to the collections will be by appointment only. Requests for an appointment should be made in advance to the relevant department.
Staff will make every effort to provide access to objects. However, due to construction and transportation constraints some objects may be unavailable for the duration of the project.
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 the works included in the Paintings and Sculpture collection. To make an appointment to see a work marked as “not on view,” please contact ycba.paintings@yale.edu, stating the artist, title, accession number, and the date you plan to visit.
Requests for appointments should be made a minimum of two weeks in advance. Groups are limited to a maximum of four visitors. Feel free to contact the department in advance of making a request to discuss 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