In honor of MLK, the YCBA will have a display in the Study Room on Wed, Jan 18, 1–4 pm. Visit: https://t.co/WGUrs49NUU

William Blake, "Awake! Awake Jerusalem! . . ." 1804–1820, hand-colored etching

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We witch you a wicked good Time to scare up some fun🧛 Keep calm, and carry on!👻

Spook-tacular images from the collections of the https://t.co/DpEMAly3s9

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Join us in celebrating 😻 (US), with an assortment of furry felines from our collection! Those fortunate enough to win their affection know that they make amiable companions.

Learn more! https://t.co/0IbgZP2NW0

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The British abstract painter and printmaker CH CBE (1932–2017) was born in London to an artistic family that included cousins Roger Fry and Eliot Hodgkin (the YCBA is home to works by all three!)

Learn more! https://t.co/QuBpcSBO3K

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Join us Thursday, March 31, 12:30pm for "at home: Digital Docents | Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction." Susan Cayer-Stout presents an online tour of "Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction" now on view at the YCBA!

Learn more and register today! https://t.co/AGIgFDi5gD

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We are thrilled to announce that the YCBA will reopen on Thursday, March 3, from 10 am to 5 pm, in celebration of "#BridgetRiley: Perceptual Abstraction." The exhibition will be on view through July 24, 2022.

Learn more! https://t.co/sH8uZ50sRx

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Our “Pubs Corner” series features stories related to our award-winning YCBA publications. Until recently, smallpox was one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.

Read about the crucial role mothers played in the success of the vaccination! https://t.co/x1RRnkakB8

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Getting creative with our coloring plates? We love seeing your creations! Keep sharing your masterpieces by tagging or via email (ycba.info.edu), for a chance to be featured.

This skillful rendition of J. M. W. Turner's "Dort" was sent to us last week.

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Join our neighbors , today at 5:30 pm, for the opening program of James Prosek's exhibit—one bringing together objects from , YUAG, and collections.

Tonight's talk is given by professor and curator Richard Prum. https://t.co/6ddMuzNMZw

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After several years of planning and construction, the opened its doors on April 15, 1977, showcasing the largest collection of British art outside the UK.

We're lucky to have a copy of the and several snaps marking the occasion.

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James Ward, born OTD in 1769, was an admired painter of animals. Around 1800 the Board of Agriculture commissioned him to paint a series documenting breeds of British livestock. "Two Extraordinary Oxen" (1814, National Museum Wales); Gloucestershire Old Spot (1800-1805, YCBA)9/14

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Caroline Winterer will deliver the 24th LWL Lecture "Was There an American Enlightenment?" Thurs. April 4, 5:30 pm, at the YCBA, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven, CT
For information about Professor Winterer, see https://t.co/yBlQJWgzMZ
for Lecture details see https://t.co/RBkaF6TNXF

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The holiday celebration continues tonight in festive

The and Museum Shop are open until 8 pm. Listen to the professor Wei-Yi Yang perform “Walton, Britten, and Finzi!” at 5:30 pm, and enjoy seasonal refreshments while shopping for the perfect gift.

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We congratulate our colleagues and the Tomie Ohtake Foundation on "Histórias Afro-Atlânticas," which was Holland Cotter’s top pick among a formidable crop of 2018 exhibits worldwide.

loaned 6 objects to that show—among them these rare Agostino Brunias paintings.

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Two weeks from tonight: Horace Walpole's "The Mysterious Mother" Staged Reading, 5:30 pm. May 2, YCBA Lecture Hall. Followed on May 3 by a mini-conference on Reading "The Mysterious Mother" and Staging "The Mysterious Mother" 10 am - 4 pm, YCBA. https://t.co/ydGYKhrgzF

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