While We are Closed
The Yale Center for British Art is currently closed for building conservation.
Throughout the closure, the museum will maintain a robust schedule of online programming and off-site exhibitions. View our calendar for more information.
Onsite access to the Archives, collection, Reference Library, and Study Room will be by appointment.
Accessing the Collections
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. Each request should list the specific objects desired for viewing. Group size will be limited. YCBA staff will make every effort to provide access to objects. Due to construction and transportation constraints, some objects may be unavailable for the duration of the project.
© Elizabeth Felicella / ESTO
Reference Library
Access to the Reference Library is by appointment only. Visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. Please email ycba.reference@yale.edu to schedule an appointment.
Study Room, Yale Center for British Art, photo by Stephanie Anestis
Study Room
Access to the Study Room will be by appointment only during the building conservation project.
Group visits must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance and are limited to twenty-five participants. Individual visits must be requested at least two business days in advance of the proposed date.
Study Room, Yale Center for British Art, photo © Elizabeth Felicella / ESTO
Off-site Exhibitions
From March 24 through December 3, 2023, a selection of more than 60 paintings from the Yale Center for British Art will be on view at the Yale University Art Gallery in the exhibition In a New Light: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art.
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dort or Dordrecht: The Dort Packet-Boat from Rotterdam Becalmed, 1818. Oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection