Open Houses

227 Grove Street, New Haven 
10:00 a.m.

Tour will begin inside of cemetery gate, in front of the chapel/office building.

Join us for a tour of the Grove Street Cemetery: an archive of Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, and United States history. Sponsored by the Beinecke Library and the Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery.

New Haven’s Grove Street Cemetery is the nation’s first chartered public burial ground, with the first burial in 1797. Sandra Markham, Lewis Legacy Project Archivist at Yale Library, will lead a special tour of this National Historic Landmark, which is the final resting place of many former presidents of Yale. The tour will focus on local, Yale, Connecticut, and American history in recognition of the inauguration of Yale’s new president this year, the upcoming celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, and the 325th anniversary of Yale’s founding, in 2026.

Learn more about the Grove Street Cemetery and its history. 

Note: The tour route is flat and accessible to people using wheelchairs. Those who plan to walk are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes. The tour is outdoors and will be canceled in case of rain.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Join in the YCBA’s Reopening Week celebrations as we invite you to (re)discover old favorites and new global narratives of British art in our reinstalled permanent collection galleries, special exhibitions, and renovated Louis I. Kahn building.

We will be open late so you can appreciate the changing light of sunset through our refreshed skylights and in our new display of the permanent collection, titled In A New Light: Five Centuries of British Art.

Gates Classroom, Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street, New Haven
1:00–4:00 p.m.

Join the University Archives for a special pop-up exhibition in honor of Maurie McInnis’ inauguration as Yale’s 24th president! This unique display showcases a curated selection of inauguration-related artifacts, documents, and memorabilia from our collections, offering a glimpse into the rich history of presidential transitions at our institution.

Explore past inaugurations, discover the traditions that shape Yale University’s leadership, and celebrate this historic moment with us. The exhibition will be open for a limited time—don’t miss this opportunity to engage with the legacy of Yale’s past and present.

149 Elm Street, New Haven
10:30-11:30 a.m. Tour Registration
1:30-2:30 p.m. Tour Registration
3:30-4:30 p.m. Tour Registration

Tours last approximately one hour, and advance registration is required.

Join our Yale student tour guides for a glimpse into the history and architecture of Yale University. These walking tours will cover the heart of the campus and include a stop in one of the residential college courtyards. 

The Nave, Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street, New Haven
Tours beginning at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Explore the breathtaking design of Sterling Memorial Library on a guided architectural tour. Discover its soaring Gothic arches, intricate ironwork, and stunning stained-glass windows, each telling a story of Yale’s history and academic tradition. From the grandeur of the nave to hidden artistic details, uncover the craftsmanship that makes this library one of the university’s most iconic spaces.

250 Temple Street, New Haven
12:00 p.m.

Organized in 1639, Center Church on the Green, also known as the First Church of Christ in New Haven, is one of the oldest congregations in America. Its historical ties to Yale run deep. Come take a tour of Center Church’s 1814 Federal-style meetinghouse with its box pews, Tiffany window, and storied crypt containing the graves of Yale founder Rev. James Pierpont (1659–1714); Yale’s second treasurer, Richard Rosewell (1652–1702); and eighteenth-century Yale faculty and alumni.

Tours run approximately one hour.

70 Tower Parkway, New Haven
12:00 p.m.

Please meet in the lobby of Payne Whitney Gymnasium

Come receive a guided tour of historic Payne Whitney Gymnasium. The building houses the facilities of many varsity teams at Yale, including basketball, fencing, gymnastics, squash, swimming, and volleyball. It is the second-largest gym in the world by cubic feet!

400 West Campus Drive, Orange
12:00-4:00 p.m.

Tours will run every hour on the hour in groups of up to 20 guests. 

We encourage you to pre-register for your tour. Walk-ins also welcome.

Experience the future of nursing education at the open house for the Yale School of Nursing’s Simulation Lab, where immersive digital technologies bridge clinical education and practice. Explore AI-driven, high-fidelity manikins with advanced robotics; the use of augmented reality-enhanced cadaveric dissection; and the next generation of procedural skill trainers that refine clinical decision-making and hands-on skills. Witness how immersive simulation technologies transform learning, ensuring that nurses are prepared for the healthcare complexities of tomorrow.

Join us for a dynamic showcase of innovations shaping the future of nursing education and practice!      

Tours will be informative in nature, allowing audiences to observe technology and discuss questions. Dr. Christine Rodriguez will be providing an overview of healthcare simulation, its historical underpinnings, and the future of innovation in healthcare education.

YQI Seminar Room, 4th floor
17 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven
12:00–4:00 p.m.

Snack and beverages offered.

Join us for an open house at the Yale Quantum Institute, home of everything quantum at Yale. Discover the unique intersection of art and science through our Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program. Dr. Florian Carle, the YQI AiR curator and managing director, will share insights into the collaboration process between artists and researchers within a cutting-edge research lab.

Explore the collection of quantum-based artwork produced since 2017 by artists Martha W. Lewis, Spencer Topel, Stewart Smith, and Serena Scapagnini. Attendees will also get an exclusive preview of the upcoming installation by Serena Scapagnini, the current and fourth YQI AiR, set to premiere on June 21.

Discover more about the Yale Quantum Institute.

Yale West Campus Collection Studies Center
900 West Campus Drive, West Haven
12:30–1:30 p.m.

Join us for a one-hour, in-person tour of the Leslie P. and George H. Hume American Furniture Study Center at the Collection Studies Center, Yale West Campus. See more than 1,300 examples of American furniture and clocks from the 17th century to the present in this facility, which opened in 2019, as well as an outstanding collection of contemporary wood art. 

Registration required; space is limited.

Register here for the Furniture Study Highlights Tour

Registered visitors will receive a confirmation email including directions to the site, where there is ample free parking. Unregistered visitors cannot be accommodated. If you are unable to attend this tour, you can visit the collection on the first Friday of every month! 

168 Grove Street, New Haven (corner of Grove Street and College Street)
1:00–2:00 p.m.
2:00–3:00 p.m.

At the Yale Schwarzman Center, you’ll discover a blend of new and restored spaces perfect for meetings, dining, and relaxation. The center offers a variety of opportunities to connect, create, and collaborate, catering to students, faculty, and alumni from all areas of Yale. This tour will provide you with an overview of the history of this iconic building and insight into our programs and cultural offerings.

Tours have a capacity of 25 guests and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

University Theatre 
222 York Street, New Haven
2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. (at capacity)

Join us for a backstage tour of David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre facilities. Each tour will last approximately 90 minutes. 

Capacity is limited, and pre-registration is required.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
2:00 p.m.

Join one of our museum docents for a tour of the permanent collection.

The Yale Farm
345 Edwards Street, New Haven
2:00–5:00 p.m. 

Tours beginning at 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Presentations, pizza, and live music beginning at 4:15 p.m.

Please join us to learn about how the Yale Sustainable Food Program brings classroom lessons to life with innovative teaching at the Yale Farm. We will celebrate President McInnis with tours of the acre, a showcase of academic work on food and agriculture, our famous wood-oven pizza, and live music.

74 High Street, New Haven
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.

Climb the stairs of Harkness Tower to see the bells of the Yale Memorial Carillon, played twice daily by members of the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs. Each tour includes an introduction to the tower, the practice carillon keyboards, and a demonstration of the 54-bell Yale Memorial Carillon. Please note that the tour involves climbing more than 100 steps!

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St, New Haven
3:30 –4:50 p.m.

Many first witnessed the iniquities of apartheid through the lens of South Africa’s late great photographer David Goldblatt. In “Goldblatt: A Documentary” (2018), the lens is turned on Goldblatt himself in the final years of his life and work. At 86, after 70 years of image making, Goldblatt’s prolific protest-in-pictures against ongoing inequality and social injustice in South Africa is as determined and relentless as ever. Drawing on Goldblatt’s rich body of photographs and featuring interviews with Nadine Gordimer, Zanele Muholi, and William Kentridge, this film is a meditation on identity, place, and longing, set in South Africa’s ever-shifting landscape. Generously sponsored by Jane P. Watkins, M.P.H. 1979, and the Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund.

Offered in conjunction with the exhibition “David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive.” Exhibition co-organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Yale University Art Gallery, in collaboration with Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid.

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190 York Street, New Haven
4:00 p.m.

Meet at the Jeffrey Loria Center for the History of Art. A student guide will greet visitors at the entrance of the Loria Center and bring them to the gallery.

Architecture students will offer tours of the Yale Architecture Gallery, one of the largest architecture exhibition spaces in the country. The exhibition on display, The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph X Fry & Welch, reveals the often-overlooked story of the rich partnership behind a celebrated, yet understudied, work of midcentury architecture: Paul Rudolph, Louis Fry, Sr., and Col. John Welch’s landmarked Tuskegee Chapel (1960–1969) on the campus of Tuskegee University. 

The exhibition features architectural models, full-scale brick replicas of masonry details, rarely seen construction drawings, vintage and contemporary campus photographs from eminent photographer and Tuskegee alumnus Chester Higgins, interviews, a newly commissioned masonry sculpture by Tuskegee alumnus Myles Sampson, and recordings from Tuskegee’s famed Golden Voices Concert Choir.

This exhibition is supported by the Paul Rudolph Foundation and Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown. The masonry sculptures were spearheaded by students and supported with donations from Capasso Enterprises and local brick suppliers Homer C. Godfrey and Beth-Hanover, along with coordination and support from the International Masonry Institute.

The Yale School of Architecture’s exhibition program is supported in part by the Robert A.M. Stern Fund, the Pickard Chilton Dean’s Resource Fund, the Nitkin Family Dean’s Discretionary Fund in Architecture, the Fred Koetter Exhibitions Fund, the Kibel Foundation Fund, and the James Wilder Green Dean’s Resource Fund.

63 Audubon Street, New Haven
Public reception from 4:00–6:00 p.m.  

63 Audubon will host a pop-up exhibition featuring works by artists in the area as part of an experimental entrepreneurial space organized by the Yale School of Art in partnership with the Yale School of Management, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Creative Arts Workshop, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, Neighborhood Music School, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, and many others. The pop-up exhibition will be open from April 4-6 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and April 11-13 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Other viewings available by appointment.

170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
5:00-7:00 p.m.

The Yale Peabody Museum will keep its doors open late on Friday, April 4, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. There will be hands-on activities featuring collections and research, arts and crafts for young children, and a few special behind-the-scenes interactions. 

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St, New Haven
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Inaugurated in 1867, Street Hall—today part of the Yale University Art Gallery—housed the first collegiate school of art in the country. Its curriculum permitted students from a variety of disciplines to sketch from live models and original works of art. Take part in this centuries-old practice by joining us for an evening of guided sketching. Generously sponsored by the Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund.

Open to all ages and levels of drawing experience. Materials will be provided.

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O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall
260 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
7:00 p.m.

We invite you to a screening of the film The Arc of Oblivion, which will be followed by a discussion with the director, Ian Cheney. In a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of Cheney’s quest to build an ark in a field in Maine, the film illuminates the strange world of memory. Wu Tsai Institute Director Nick Turk-Browne will moderate, along with Daniel Colón-Ramos, Wu Tsai Institute associate director and curator of the Mind/Matter exhibition at the Peabody Museum.

Reserve your free tickets

One action the university took in response to the findings of the Yale and Slavery Research Project was to create a special-topic walking tour highlighting people, places, and moments in Yale’s history tied to slavery and its aftermath.

Get the Yale and Slavery Walking Tour Mobile App

250 Temple Street, New Haven
10:00 a.m.

Organized in 1639, Center Church on the Green, also known as the First Church of Christ in New Haven, is one of the oldest congregations in America. Its historical ties to Yale run deep. Come take a tour of Center Church’s 1814 Federal-style meetinghouse with its box pews, Tiffany window, and storied crypt containing the graves of Yale founder Rev. James Pierpont (1659–1714); Yale’s second treasurer, Richard Rosewell (1652–1702); and eighteenth-century Yale faculty and alumni.

Tours run approximately one hour.

70 Tower Parkway, New Haven
10:00 a.m.

Please meet in the lobby of Payne Whitney Gymnasium

Come receive a guided tour of historic Payne Whitney Gymnasium. The building houses the facilities of many varsity teams at Yale, including basketball, fencing, gymnastics, squash, swimming, and volleyball. It is the second-largest gym in the world by cubic feet!

University Theatre
222 York Street, New Haven
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m. (at capacity)

Join us for a backstage tour of David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre facilities. Each tour will last approximately 90 minutes.

Capacity is limited, and pre-registration is required.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Join in the YCBA’s Reopening Week celebrations as we invite you to (re)discover old favorites and new global narratives of British art in our reinstalled permanent collection galleries, special exhibitions, and renovated Louis I. Kahn building.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Join a teaching artist in our Docent Room for a hands-on activity that invites families to connect with one another and playfully explore the galleries through their own creativity.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
10:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.: Works from The View from Here: Accessing Art through Photography

Visit our Reference Library for a sneak peek at the exhibition The View from Here: Accessing Art through Photography (opening April 7 at Yale Schwarzman Center), which will showcase photographs by high school students from Greater New Haven who participated in a sixteen-week YCBA program.

400 West Campus Drive, Orange
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Reception and Program Showcase
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. 

Tours will run every hour on the hour in groups of up to 20 guests. 

We encourage you to pre-register for your tour. Walk-ins also welcome.

Experience the future of nursing education at the open house for the Yale School of Nursing’s Simulation Lab, where immersive digital technologies bridge clinical education and practice. Explore AI-driven, high-fidelity manikins with advanced robotics; the use of augmented reality-enhanced cadaveric dissection; and the next generation of procedural skill trainers that refine clinical decision-making and hands-on skills. Witness how immersive simulation technologies transform learning, ensuring that nurses are prepared for the healthcare complexities of tomorrow. After your tour, stop by the Hub for light refreshments and to learn more about YSN’s areas of study and research. 

Join us for a dynamic showcase of innovations shaping the future of nursing education and practice!      

Tours will be informative in nature, allowing audiences to observe technology and discuss questions. Dr. Christine Rodriguez will be providing an overview of healthcare simulation, its historical underpinnings, and the future of innovation in healthcare education.

190 York Street, New Haven
12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.

Meet at the Jeffrey Loria Center for the History of Art. A student guide will greet visitors at the entrance of the Loria Center and bring them to the gallery.

Architecture students will offer tours of the Yale Architecture Gallery, one of the largest architecture exhibition spaces in the country. The exhibition on display, The Tuskegee Chapel: Paul Rudolph X Fry & Welch, reveals the often-overlooked story of the rich partnership behind a celebrated, yet understudied, work of midcentury architecture: Paul Rudolph, Louis Fry, Sr., and Col. John Welch’s landmarked Tuskegee Chapel (1960–1969) on the campus of Tuskegee University. 

The exhibition features architectural models, full-scale brick replicas of masonry details, rarely seen construction drawings, vintage and contemporary campus photographs from eminent photographer and Tuskegee alumnus Chester Higgins, interviews, a newly commissioned masonry sculpture by Tuskegee alumnus Myles Sampson, and recordings from Tuskegee’s famed Golden Voices Concert Choir.

This exhibition is supported by the Paul Rudolph Foundation and Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown. The masonry sculptures were spearheaded by students and supported with donations from Capasso Enterprises and local brick suppliers Homer C. Godfrey and Beth-Hanover, along with coordination and support from the International Masonry Institute.

The Yale School of Architecture’s exhibition program is supported in part by the Robert A.M. Stern Fund, the Pickard Chilton Dean’s Resource Fund, the Nitkin Family Dean’s Discretionary Fund in Architecture, the Fred Koetter Exhibitions Fund, the Kibel Foundation Fund, and the James Wilder Green Dean’s Resource Fund.

Gates Classroom, Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street, New Haven
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Join the University Archives for a special pop-up exhibition in honor of Maurie McInnis’ inauguration as Yale’s 24th president! This unique display showcases a curated selection of inauguration-related artifacts, documents, and memorabilia from our collections, offering a glimpse into the rich history of presidential transitions at our institution.

Explore past inaugurations, discover the traditions that shape Yale University’s leadership, and celebrate this historic moment with us. The exhibition will be open for a limited time—don’t miss this opportunity to engage with the legacy of Yale’s past and present.

149 Elm Street, New Haven
10:30-11:30 a.m. Tour Registration
1:30-2:30 p.m. Tour Registration
3:30-4:30 p.m. Tour Registration

Tours last approximately one hour, and advance registration is required.

Join our Yale student tour guides for a glimpse into the history and architecture of Yale University. These walking tours will cover the heart of the campus and include a stop in one of the residential college courtyards. 

227 Grove Street, New Haven
11:00 a.m. 

Tour will begin inside of cemetery gate, in front of the chapel/office building.

Join us for a tour of the Grove Street Cemetery: an archive of Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, and United States history. Sponsored by the Beinecke Library and the Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery.

New Haven’s Grove Street Cemetery is the nation’s first chartered public burial ground, with the first burial in 1797. Sandra Markham, Lewis Legacy Project Archivist at Yale Library, will lead a special tour of this National Historic Landmark, which is the final resting place of many former presidents of Yale. The tour will focus on local, Yale, Connecticut, and American history in recognition of the inauguration of Yale’s new president this year, the upcoming celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, and the 325th anniversary of Yale’s founding, in 2026.

Learn more about the Grove Street Cemetery and its history. 

Note: The tour route is flat and accessible to people using wheelchairs. Those who plan to walk are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes. The tour is outdoors and will be canceled in case of rain.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
11:00 a.m.: Docent tour: highlights of the permanent collection
12:00 p.m.: Student guide tour: thematic highlights
2:00 p.m.: Student guide tour: thematic highlights
3:00 p.m.: Docent tour: J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality

Over the weekend, join our docents and student guides on tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions.

The Nave, Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street, New Haven
11:00 a.m.: first tour 
2:00 p.m.: second tour

Explore the breathtaking design of Sterling Memorial Library on a guided architectural tour. Discover its soaring Gothic arches, intricate ironwork, and stunning stained-glass windows, each telling a story of Yale’s history and academic tradition. From the grandeur of the nave to hidden artistic details, uncover the craftsmanship that makes this library one of the university’s most iconic spaces.

Digital Humanities Lab, Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street, New Haven
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Step back in time with a historical retrospective of Yale’s past inaugurations, captured on film. Through archival footage and rare recordings, witness the traditions, speeches, and moments that have shaped the university’s leadership over the years. This visual journey offers a glimpse into Yale’s evolving legacy and ceremonies of celebration.

Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street, New Haven
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Join us for a captivating journey through cinema history with “Yale in Film,” a curated compilation of iconic scenes featuring Yale and its lasting impact on film. Popcorn will be served!

63 Audubon Street, New Haven
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

63 Audubon will host a pop-up exhibition featuring works by artists in the area as part of an experimental entrepreneurial space organized by the Yale School of Art in partnership with the School of Management, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Creative Arts Workshop, Ely Center for Contemporary Art, Neighborhood Music School, and ACES Educational Center for the Arts, and many others. The pop-up exhibition will be open from April 4-6 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and April 11-13 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Other viewings available by appointment.

On Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., a shuttle will run on a looped route connecting all the Open Studios locations. It will begin at 1156 Chapel Street (Yale School of Art) and will proceed to NXTHVN, then to 63 Audubon, and then to the Ely Center, before returning to 1156 Chapel Street.

51 Trumbull Street, New Haven

12:00–5:00 p.m.

Ely Center of Contemporary Art (ECOCA) is pleased to host Open Studios for our Spring ’25 Keyhole Workspace Artists in Residence. These three local artists, Isaac Canady, Cynthia Celone, and Jean-Pierre Solis-Sánchez, have studio space and professional support for four months (March to June), with a culminating exhibition running from July to August.

ECOCA is an artist-run gallery and community space founded in 2016. It is dedicated to presenting contemporary art exhibitions and events—challenging, conceptual, and provocative—that are inclusive and diverse and promote dialogue around global and community issues.

On Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., a shuttle will run on a looped route connecting all the Open Studios locations. It will begin at 1156 Chapel Street (Yale School of Art) and will proceed to NXTHVN, then to 63 Audubon, and then to the Ely Center, before returning to 1156 Chapel Street. 

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St, New Haven, CT
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Explore the galleries with our free, self-guided activities, designed to help visitors look more closely at art and enjoy their time together in the museum. On hand are activity sheets, sketchbooks, and pencils, as well as felt and yarn kits that you can bring into the galleries or take home. Stop by the Information Desk in the lobby and try as many as you’d like!

114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
12:00-4:00 p.m.

Join us at the Whitney Library of the New Haven Museum to celebrate the inauguration of Maurie McInnis! In honor of this momentous occasion, we’re showcasing a special exhibit, The Most Beautiful Street in America—Hillhouse Avenue. Explore rare books, maps, and turn-of-the-century newspapers that bring this iconic New Haven street’s history to life. Don’t miss out on this unique event!

74 High Street, New Haven
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.

Climb the stairs of Harkness Tower to see the bells of the Yale Memorial Carillon, played twice daily by members of the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs. Each tour includes an introduction to the tower, the practice carillon keyboards, and a demonstration of the 54-bell Yale Memorial Carillon. Please note that the tour involves climbing more than 100 steps!

1156 Chapel Street and 36 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven
12:00–6:00 p.m.

The studios of participating MFA students and undergraduate art majors will be open to the public from 12:00–6:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6, in the departments of Graphic Design, Painting and Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture.

Each April, the Yale School of Art hosts its annual graduate open studios, with work presented from the departments of Graphic Design, Painting and Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture. Come visit the MFAs in their studios.

Members of the public are invited to check in at both 1156 Chapel Street and 36 Edgewood Avenue in New Haven. 

Pre-registration is encouraged, but day-of registration will also be available at the door. Register for this event beginning mid-March 2025.
Register for Open Studios.

114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
1:00-4:00p.m.

Ever wonder why different birds’ beaks look the way they do? Why are some beaks pointy? curved? long? short? The same questions hold for other features of animals, plants, and humans. Join us and build an “arm” with the beak of a bird at the end. Activate it, and discover why beaks are shaped the way they are. Experiment with picking up different materials using the beaks. Discover anything? Adaptation happens when the need arises for survival.

169 Henry Street, New Haven
1:00–5:00 p.m.: open studios
2:00 p.m.: youth and family program

We welcome community members into the studios of our NXTHVN Cohort 06 Fellows for a glimpse of the work they are making at NXTHVN! Cohort 06 Studio Fellows include: Baris Gokturk, Kwamé Gomez, Christopher Paul Jordan, Patrick Henry, Kristy Hughes, Reeha Lim, and Napoles Marty. 

In addition to our open studios, there will be a youth and family program on Saturday, April 5, at 2:00 p.m. with an activity connected to our curatorial fellow exhibition, All At Once | Reflected Through Glass, and an exhibition walkthrough with Curatorial Fellow Rigoberto Luna on Sunday, April 6, at 2:00 p.m. 

About NXTHVN
NXTHVN is a new national arts model that empowers artists and curators through education and access to a vibrant ecosystem. Supported by intergenerational mentorship, cross-sector collaboration and local engagement, NXTHVN accelerates the careers of the next generation and fosters retention of professional art talent while helping catalyze New Haven into a world-class, sustainable arts community.

Visit the NXTHVN website

On Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., a shuttle will run on a looped route connecting all the Open Studios locations. It will begin at 1156 Chapel Street (Yale School of Art) and will proceed to NXTHVN, then to 63 Audubon, and then to the Ely Center, before returning to 1156 Chapel Street.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
121 Wall Street, New Haven
1:30 p.m.: first student-led tour
3:00 p.m.: second student-led tour

An introductory tour of the Beinecke Library, its mission, history, architecture, collections, and services. The library provides access to one of the world’s largest collections of rare books, manuscripts, and related materials. A part of Yale Library, each year Beinecke welcomes more than 175,000 public visitors to events, programs, and exhibitions; over 6,000 students into classrooms; nearly 3,000 researchers in the reading room; and over 350,000 unique visitors online.

Designed by Gordon Bunshaft of the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the Beinecke Library building at 121 Wall Street in New Haven opened in October 1963. The library was the gift of three Yale alumni—Edwin J. Beinecke, 1907; Frederick W. Beinecke, 1909S; Walter Beinecke, 1910—and their families. They gave it to “stand as a symbol of the loyalty and devotion of three brothers and serve as a source of learning and as an inspiration to all who enter.” Bunshaft conceived of the cathedral-like exhibition hall that continues to be a source of inspiration for the public. The building’s innovative design includes a six-story glass-enclosed tower of book stacks, holding approximately 180,000 volumes, inside a cube with large “windows” made of translucent Vermont marble panels, an inch and a quarter thick, in a Vierendeel truss of steel clad in granite on the exterior.

Participants will also be able to see the current Beinecke exhibition, Taught by the Pen: The World of Islamic Manuscripts. Yale Library’s collection of manuscripts produced in the Islamic world is among the largest and oldest in the United States. Taught by the Pen: The World of Islamic Manuscripts celebrates Islamic civilization and its interconnected artistic, religious, and scholarly traditions. Through 150 items from the 9th to the 19th centuries, visitors are invited to engage with the intellectual and aesthetic values and practices of the many peoples and communities encompassed by Islamic civilization. This exhibition is co-curated by Roberta L. Dougherty, Yale Library’s librarian for Middle East studies, Özgen Felek, a lector of Ottoman in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Agnieszka Rec, curator at the Beinecke Library.

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St, New Haven
1:30– 2:30 p.m.
2:30–3:30 p.m.

Meet by the central column in the YUAG lobby. Space is limited.

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.

View more information about Highlights Tours

One action the university took in response to the findings of the Yale and Slavery Research Project was to create a special-topic walking tour highlighting people, places, and moments in Yale’s history tied to slavery and its aftermath.

Get the Yale and Slavery Walking Tour Mobile App

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Pick up a gallery exploration pack at the museum entrance, including our new family guides and other activities that inspire creativity, and explore the galleries together!

63 Audubon Street, New Haven
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

63 Audubon will host a pop-up exhibition featuring works by artists in the area as part of an experimental entrepreneurial space organized by the Yale School of Art in partnership with the School of Management, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Creative Arts Workshop, Ely Center for Contemporary Art, Neighborhood Music School, and ACES Educational Center for the Arts, and many others. The pop-up exhibition will be open from April 4-6 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and April 11-13 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Other viewings available by appointment.

On Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., a shuttle will run on a looped route connecting all the Open Studios locations. It will begin at 1156 Chapel Street (Yale School of Art) and will proceed to NXTHVN, then to 63 Audubon, and then to the Ely Center, before returning to 1156 Chapel Street.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Join in the YCBA’s Reopening Week celebrations as we invite you to (re)discover old favorites and new global narratives of British art in our reinstalled permanent collection galleries, special exhibitions, and renovated Louis I. Kahn building.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
12:00–4:30 pm: Works from The View from Here: Accessing Art through Photography

Visit our Reference Library for a sneak peek at the exhibition The View from Here: Accessing Art through Photography (opening April 7 at Yale Schwarzman Center), which will showcase photographs by high school students from Greater New Haven who participated in a sixteen-week YCBA program.

1156 Chapel Street and 36 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven
12:00–6:00 p.m.

The studios of participating MFA students and undergraduate art majors will be open to the public from 12:00–6:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6, in the departments of Graphic Design, Painting and Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture.

Members of the public are invited to check in at both 1156 Chapel Street and 36 Edgewood Avenue in New Haven.

Each April, the Yale School of Art hosts its annual graduate open studios, with work presented from the departments of Graphic Design, Painting and Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture. Come visit the MFAs in their studios.

Pre-registration is encouraged, but day-of registration will also be available at the door. Register for this event beginning mid-March 2025.
Register for Open Studios.

51 Trumbull Street, New Haven

12:00–5:00 p.m.

Ely Center of Contemporary Art (ECOCA) is pleased to host Open Studios for our Spring ’25 Keyhole Workspace Artists in Residence. These three local artists, Isaac Canady, Cynthia Celone, and Jean-Pierre Solis-Sánchez, have studio space and professional support for four months (March to June), with a culminating exhibition running from July to August.


ECOCA is an artist-run gallery and community space founded in 2016. It is dedicated to presenting contemporary art exhibitions and events—challenging, conceptual, and provocative—that are inclusive and diverse and promote dialogue around global and community issues.

On Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., a shuttle will run on a looped route connecting all the Open Studios locations. It will begin at 1156 Chapel Street (Yale School of Art) and will proceed to NXTHVN, then to 63 Audubon, and then to the Ely Center, before returning to 1156 Chapel Street. 

169 Henry Street, New Haven
1:00–5:00 p.m.: open studio
2:00 p.m.: exhibition walk through with Curatorial Fellow Rigoberto Luna

We welcome community members into the studios of our NXTHVN Cohort 06 Fellows for a glimpse of the work they are making at NXTHVN! Cohort 06 Studio Fellows include: Baris Gokturk, Kwamé Gomez, Christopher Paul Jordan, Patrick Henry, Kristy Hughes, Reeha Lim, and Napoles Marty. 

In addition to our open studios, there will be a youth and family program on Saturday, April 5, at 2:00 p.m. with an activity connected to our curatorial fellow exhibition, All At Once | Reflected Through Glass, and an exhibition walkthrough with curatorial fellow Rigoberto Luna on Sunday, April 6, at 2:00 p.m. 

About NXTHVN
NXTHVN is a new national arts model that empowers artists and curators through education and access to a vibrant ecosystem. Supported by intergenerational mentorship, cross-sector collaboration and local engagement, NXTHVN accelerates the careers of the next generation and fosters retention of professional art talent while helping catalyze New Haven into a world-class, sustainable arts community.

Visit the NXTHVN website

On Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., a shuttle will run on a looped route connecting all the Open Studios locations. It will begin at 1156 Chapel Street (Yale School of Art) and will proceed to NXTHVN, then to 63 Audubon, and then to the Ely Center, before returning to 1156 Chapel Street.

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven
1:00 p.m.: Docent tour: Tracey Emin: I Loved You Until The Morning
2:00 p.m.: Student guide tour: thematic highlights
3:00 p.m.: Docent-led architecture tour of the Louis I. Kahn building 

Over the weekend, join our docents and student guides on tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions.

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St, New Haven
Meet by the couches in the YUAG lobby.
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

We invite families to join us for folktales, myths, and exciting stories from around the world that highlight objects in the collection and inspire children of all ages to view art in new ways.

See more information about this event

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St, New Haven
1:30– 2:30 p.m.
2:30–3:30 p.m.

Meet by the central column in the YUAG lobby. Space is limited.

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.

See more information about the Highlights Tour.

One action the university took in response to the findings of the Yale and Slavery Research Project was to create a special-topic walking tour highlighting people, places, and moments in Yale’s history tied to slavery and its aftermath.

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