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New Haven Register: Sweetgreen, specializing in salads and grain bowls, to open at Broadway and York in New Haven
NEW HAVEN — A key downtown corner in the Broadway district that has been vacant for more than two years will be the latest outpost of Sweetgreen, a Los Angeles-based chain that specializes in healthy eats and aims to “reimagine fast food.” Sweetgreen, whose menu features salads, warm grain bowls, and protein plates with organic […]

WFSB: Holiday festivities at The Shops at Yale in New Haven
Holiday festivities at The Shops at Yale in New Haven By Owen Kingsley Published: Dec. 8, 2024 at 7:44 AM EST NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) – The Shops at Yale, one of New Haven’s most popular shopping destinations, is offering an afternoon filled with festive events that are perfect for families looking to […]
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The Mead Visitor Center invites you to take a guided tour led by Yale College undergraduate students. Our student-led tours last approximately one hour and will depart rain or shine.
Tours listed here are open to all visitors, but high school students and other prospective undergraduates may prefer a tour hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Registration required. https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/portal/vic_tours
Join our undergraduate guides for a conversational tour focused on a selection of objects from the Gallery’s global collection. No two students’ tours are the same.
Thursday Tours
6:30-7:30pm
Meet by the central column in the Gallery lobby.
Parking Options
1. 161 York Street surface lot ($2.00 per hour)
2. 255 Crown Street surface lot ($2.00 per hour)
3. 56 Broadway surface lot ($1.50 per hour, 4-hour max)
Join our undergraduate guides for a conversational tour focused on a selection of objects from the Gallery’s global collection. No two students’ tours are the same.
Saturday Tours
1:30-2:30pm
2:30-3:30pm
Meet by the central column in the Gallery lobby.
Parking Options
1. 161 York Street surface lot ($2.00 per hour)
2. 255 Crown Street surface lot ($2.00 per hour)
3. 56 Broadway surface lot ($1.50 per hour, 4-hour max)
Join our undergraduate guides for a conversational tour focused on a selection of objects from the Gallery’s global collection. No two students’ tours are the same.
Sunday Tours
1:30-2:30pm
2:30-3:30pm
Meet by the central column in the Gallery lobby.
The City of New Haven offers free on-street parking every Sunday.
NEW HAVEN, CT (November 14, 2024) — The Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) will reopen to the public on March 29, 2025, following a two-year closure for a major conservation project that preserves the integrity of its iconic building, designed by the world-renowned architect Louis I. Kahn. Marking a new era for the Center, the reopening will feature a full reinstallation of its distinguished collection of British art, alongside two thought-provoking solo exhibitions: J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality and Tracey Emin: I Loved You Until The Morning.
“My colleagues and I are thrilled to welcome visitors back into the museum to enjoy our amazing collection newly installed within Kahn’s elegant skylit galleries,” said Richard Brodhead, Interim Director. “Having had the privilege of witnessing the evolution of the Center since it first opened to the public in 1977, I am eager to share the museum’s newest chapter with today’s audiences. Through the reconceived collection display, special exhibitions, and robust programming, students, faculty, schoolchildren, and the general public are invited to engage with our holdings in exciting ways.”