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Dayton Kingery Around Connecticut – Yale University Art Gallery
Dayton Kingery's series of local Connecticut attractions. The first in this series is the Yale University Art Gallery
Everyone knows that Yale University is one of the most respected and most prestigious universities in America. How many people know, however, that Yale is also home to the Yale University Art Gallery – a not-to-be missed location for anyone who loves art and culture.
While the art gallery is currently closed due to Covid-19 restrictions, it's a place worth knowing about, and one that should be on any future tours of Connecticut. And while they aren't open in person to the public at the moment, they have many online programs that are worth exploring.
The Yale University Art Gallery has close to 300,000 objects and has as its goal the collection,
preservation and presentation of media from all around the globe. The Gallery was founded in 1832 and is the oldest university museum in the United States. The museum is free of charge and open to anyone who wants to come.
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Even before entering the Gallery, visitors will enjoy a great deal of history through the architecture housing the unique art. John Trumbull sold 28 paintings and 60 miniature portraits to the University in 1832 to start the Gallery; what is even more interesting is that he designed
the building to house the works.
Trumbull Gallery was designed in the Neoclassical style and it opened to the public on October
25, 1832. This building doesn't stand anymore, but there are three historic structures that currently house the Gallery works. These include Street Hall designed by Peter Bonnett Wight, the Old Yale Art Gallery designed by Egerton Swartwout, and the Louis Kahn Building designed by Louis Kahn. It is worth learning more about each of these buildings and the architects who
designed them.
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While the Gallery is currently closed as a result of Covid-19, there is still a wealth of public programming being offered. They have E-Gallery talks, student-led programming, virtual
conversations and more. All of their programs are going to be online for spring 2021 and will include tours, conversations with artists, curators, scholars and others and so much more.