New Haven - Yale University
On the university campus are the Peabody Museum (natural history; Dinosaur Hall), the Art Gallery (with important finds from Mesopotamia), the Reinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (whose principal treasure is a Gutenberg Bible), the Sterling Memorial Library (4 million volumes; archives of the University) and the Center for British Art (particularly art of the 16th-19th c.). Popular with children (and with adults) are the Children's Museum and the Shoreline Trolley Museum (old streetcars).
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Yale University
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Yale University Visitors Center
Box 201942
New Haven, CT 06520-1942
United States
Box 201942
New Haven, CT 06520-1942
United States
Phone 1 (203) 432-2300
Fax 1 (203) 432-8469
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Related Attractions
Peabody Museum of Natural History
The Peabody Museum of Natural History features exhibits on biology, paleontology, botany, geology, and anthropology. Specific attractions include the Great Hall of Dinosaurs, the Hall of Native American Cultures, Mexico to Peru, Peoples of the Pacific, Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, Mineral Hall, Mammal Hall, and The Hall of Connecticut Birds.
All values are in United States Dollars
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Labor Thanksgiving Day - Japan (November 23)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Labor Thanksgiving Day - Japan (November 23)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
| Adult | $ 7.00 |
| Senior over 65 | $ 6.00 |
| Child 18 & under | $ 5.00 |
| Group discounts | $ 3.00 |
| Child 2 & under | FREE |
Free on Thursday afternoons from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. during the months between September and June.
Parking
Pay
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Collection of Musical Instruments
The Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments began in 1900, when Morris Steinert donated his private collection, which consisted mainly of keyboard instruments. The collection has continued to grow and is now one of the world's most important repositories of musical instruments.
The museum contains almost 1,000 instruments and accessories.
The museum contains almost 1,000 instruments and accessories.
Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments
Box 208278
New Haven, CT 06520-8278
United States
Box 208278
New Haven, CT 06520-8278
United States
Phone 1 (203) 432-0822
Fax 1 (203) 432-8342
Hours
September 1 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | Closed | Closed | 13:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 |
Sterling Memorial Library
The Sterling Memorial Library features fifteen stack levels and eight floors of reading rooms with more than 4 million volumes, manuscripts and Yale Archives. It also contains Babylonian tablets which are not on display but may be viewed by prior arrangement.
The building itself was built in the 1930's as a memorial to John William Sterling who was a major financial contributor to Yale.
The building itself was built in the 1930's as a memorial to John William Sterling who was a major financial contributor to Yale.
Sterling Memorial Library / Yale University Library
130 Wall Street, Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
United States
130 Wall Street, Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
United States
Phone 1 (203) 432-2798
Fax 1 (203) 432-1294
Hours
May 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 10:00 | Closed |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 22:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
September 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 10:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Parking
Pay
Yale Center for British Arts
The Yale Center for British Art displays British paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, photographs, and other pieces, from the Elizabethan period to modern day.
Also located here is the Center's Department of Rare Books with some 20,000 volumes.
Also located here is the Center's Department of Rare Books with some 20,000 volumes.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Memorial Day - USA (last Monday, May )
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Memorial Day - USA (last Monday, May )
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Facilities
Gift shop
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