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Jun 19 – Jun 26 · 14 things happening

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The exhibition explores the stories of artists working within the British East India Company's sphere of influence between 1750-1850, showcasing how they innovated and created new artistic techniques by blending European and Asian styles. Featured works include the monumental 37-foot Lucknow scroll on public display for the first time, Company paintings, botanical illustrations, and panoramic river scenes.

October 1, 2025 - June 21, 2026
Curated by: Laurel Peterson, Holly Shaffer
British East India Companycolonial IndiawatercolorCompany paintingAsian art+4 more
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Pronounced Ah-Beetz

A cultural history exhibition celebrating New Haven's 100-year pizza heritage, focusing on the city's iconic pizzerias and Italian immigrant history, featuring historic artifacts, video footage, and immersive replicas of the 'Big 3' pizzerias.

October 9, 2025 - October 31, 2027
Opening Reception: October 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Curated by: Jason Bischoff-Wurstle, Gorman Bechard, Dean Falcone, Colin M. Caplan
New Haven apizzapizza historyItalian immigrationfood culturelocal history+6 more
CurrentSolo Exhibition

Hans Hofmann

Hans Hofmann, Lee Krasner

A scientist of life - featuring works spanning different points in Hofmann's career, showcasing his artistic development after he closed his schools at age 77.

November 7, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Curated by: Michèle Wije
Abstract Expressionismcolor theoryAmerican modernism20th-century artartistic philosophy
Tickets: Free
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CurrentGroup Exhibition

Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750–1850

Tilly Kettle, Lam Qua, Bhawani Das, Gangaram Chintaman Navgire Tambat

An exhibition of over 100 artworks by Indian, Chinese, and British artists whose careers were shaped by the British East India Company, spanning 1750-1850.

January 8, 2026 - June 21, 2026
Opening Reception: February 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Curated by: Laurel O. Peterson, Holly Shaffer
East India CompanyBritish colonial artIndian artistsChinese artistsBritish artists+3 more
Tickets: Free
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CurrentGroup Exhibition

Finding Our Path

Christian Badach

Finding Our Path comprises five interconnected exhibitions at Yale Schwarzman Center featuring work by more than 50 New Haven high school and Yale students, with nine student photographers among the participants.

April 7, 2026 - December 18, 2026
photographycontemporary artstudent workinteractive installationdigital art+2 more
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Call-to-Connect

Soleil Piverger

Soleil Piverger's installation pairs two payphones in the Schwarzman rotunda with recorded messages of connection.

Starting April 7, 2026
installationstudent artYalepayphonesconnection

New Haven high school students' smartphone photography show on "pathways", organized with the Yale Center for British Art.

Starting April 7, 2026
photographysmartphonestudent artNew Haven high schoolYale Center for British Art
CurrentGroup Exhibition

Rooted in Heritage: Art Across Yale's Cultural Centers

Stella Duran Gonzalez, Olivia Jiang

Group show of Yale student work from the university's five cultural centers, including artists Stella Duran Gonzalez and Olivia Jiang.

Starting April 7, 2026
Curated by: Carlynne Robinson
student artcultural heritageYale cultural centersdiasporaidentity
CurrentSolo Exhibition

West of the River

Christian Badach

Rural landscape photography by Yale MFA artist Christian Badach on the emotional dichotomies of rural life.

Starting April 7, 2026
photographylandscaperuralYale MFA
CurrentGroup Exhibition

Going Modern: British Art, 1900-1960

Walter Sickert, Roger Fry, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Wyndham Lewis

Permanent-collection survey of British modernism from 1900 to 1960, featuring Walter Sickert, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, and more.

Starting April 19, 2026
British artmodernismpaintingsculpturetwentieth century

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