Visitors are encouraged to visit the Discovery Room, a hands-on mecca for children and others that is open daily. Special events and children's programs are scheduled throughout the year. The museum is wheelchair accessible. The museum is located at 170 Whitney Ave. The museum is closed on July 4 and Labor Day.
Metered parking is available on streets adjacent to the museum.
For taped information about exhibits and events, and for directions, call 432-5050. The Yale Center for British Art, designed by Louis I. Kahn and located at the corner of Chapel and High streets, is the largest resource of British paintings, prints, drawings, watercolors and rare books outside England. Assembled by Paul Mellon '29, the collection highlights the development of British art from Elizabethan times onward and includes masterworks by Turner, Constable, Stubbs, Gainsborough and van Dyck. In addition to special exhibitions, the center offers a variety of public programs, including gallery talks, lectures, films, concerts and symposia. Tours of the center may be arranged by calling 432-2858.