Past exhibitions and programs

Artist once known, "Breadfruit Plant (Artocarpus altilis)" (detail), ca. 1800, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Study Room Open House: Roots of Global Food Production

Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 10:00 am–4 pm

Robert Peake the Elder, "Portrait of Anthony Maria Browne, 2nd Viscount Montagu" (detail), ca. 1590, oil on canvas, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Art in Context | A New Acquisition: Anthony Maria Browne, Second Viscount Montagu

Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 12:30 pm–1 pm

Paintings on display in the fourth floor gallery.

Special Exhibition Tour | Marc Quinn: History Painting +

Sunday, October 2, 2022, 2–3 pm

"The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby" installation, second-floor galleries, Yale Center for British Art, photo by Richard Caspole

Special Exhibition Tour | The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby

Sunday, October 2, 2022, 1–2 pm

"Steve McQueen: Lynching Tree" installation, third-floor galleries, Yale Center for British Art, photo by Richard Caspole

Student Guide Tour | Steve McQueen: Lynching Tree

Sunday, October 2, 2022, 12:15 pm–12:45 pm

Paintings on display in the fourth floor gallery.

Special Exhibition Tour | Marc Quinn: History Painting +

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 2–3 pm

"The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby" installation, second-floor galleries, Yale Center for British Art, photo by Richard Caspole

Special Exhibition Tour | The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 1–2 pm

Children making art projects at the Yale Center for British Art, photo by Matt Capezzuto

Family Programs

Portico Projects

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 10:30 am–12:30 pm

"Steve McQueen: Lynching Tree" installation, third-floor galleries, Yale Center for British Art, photo by Richard Caspole

Student Guide Tour | Steve McQueen: Lynching Tree

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 12–12:30 pm

Woman in black shirt gestures at a painting to small group of onlookers, including woman in green shirt and black blazer and woman in striped shirt and denim jacket.

Introductory Tour

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 11:00 am–12 pm

Carlo Labruzzi, "The Colosseum from the Caelian Mount, with the Arch of Constantine and a View of the Forum, Rome." (detail), undated, Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Study Room Open House | "The Idea of Italy"

Friday, September 30, 2022, 1–5:30 pm

Calvert Richard Jones, "Statue of Marcus Aurelius, Capitoline, Rome" (detail), 1846, salted-paper print, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Book Discussion | “The Idea of Italy: Photography and the British Imagination, 1840–1900”

Friday, September 30, 2022, 4–5 pm

Woman in black shirt gestures at a painting to small group of onlookers, including woman in green shirt and black blazer and woman in striped shirt and denim jacket.

Introductory Tour

Thursday, September 29, 2022, 11:00 am–12 pm

"The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby" installation, second-floor galleries, Yale Center for British Art, photo by Richard Caspole

Art in Context | Transfers and Connections: Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s Works on Paper

Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 12:30 pm–1 pm

Paintings on display in the fourth floor gallery.

Special Exhibition Tour | Marc Quinn: History Painting +

Sunday, September 25, 2022, 2–3 pm

Paintings on display in the fourth floor gallery.

Special Exhibition Tour | Marc Quinn: History Painting +

Saturday, September 24, 2022, 2–3 pm

Woman in black shirt gestures at a painting to small group of onlookers, including woman in green shirt and black blazer and woman in striped shirt and denim jacket.

Introductory Tour

Saturday, September 24, 2022, 11:00 am–12 pm

Elizabeth Alexander, photo by Djeneba Aduayom

Book Discussion | “The Trayvon Generation” by Elizabeth Alexander

Friday, September 23, 2022, 4–5 pm