Yale University Art Gallery

See van Gogh's The Night Cafe and art from ancient to modern in a free university museum on Chapel Street.

1111 Chapel St · New Haven, CT

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Price: No admission fee
Good for: Rainy afternoons
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Public transit nearby: York St @ Chapel StBus 237, 238, 241, 243, 246, 254, 255, 261 · 110 ft away
Chapel St @ York StBus 237, 238, 241, 243, 246, 254, 255, 261 · 120 ft away
York St @ Crown StBus 246, 254, 255, 261 · 0.1 mi away
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Flying in: Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) is about 4 miles away.
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About Yale University Art Gallery

Founded in 1832, this is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere, and admission is free. The collection of more than 300,000 objects is strong in early Italian Renaissance painting, African sculpture and modern art, and it includes van Gogh's The Night Café. The galleries run through several connected buildings, including Louis Kahn's modernist wing with its tetrahedral concrete ceiling, and the 2012 expansion added a rooftop sculpture garden.

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