The Yale Center for British Art contains the most comprehensive collection of British art outside Great Britain. Given to the University by Paul Mellon '29, the center's paintings, prints, drawings and rare books illustrate British life and culture from the 16th century to the present. The center, located at 1080 Chapel St., is the last building designed by architect Louis I. Kahn, whose first major commission was the Yale University Art Gallery.
The public galleries of the Yale Center for British Art will be closed this summer for major renovation. However, the departments of rare books, prints and drawings, and the reference library, are open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The entrance is through the Museum Shop, which is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Yale Center for British Art will reopen in January 1999 with a new installation of the permanent collection, including several new acquisitions, and three major exhibitions. At that time, the center will return to its usual hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. For more information, call 432-2850.
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