Expand your knowledge and thinking in one of America’s foremost centers of learning and ideas. Led by experts, go behind the scenes to explore Yale University (1701) with its architecturally distinctive campus and superb museums including the Peabody Museum of Natural History; Yale Center for British Art, the most c sample-images omprehensive collection of British art outside the UK; and the Yale University Art Gallery, with a magnificent collection encompassing the ancient and modern Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Beyond Yale’s ivied walls, experience the town’s historical and cultural resources, walk through the New Haven Green, take in a show at an historic theater, and gain an understanding of the complex town-gown relationship.

Transportation to most venues is on foot; short walks mainly on sidewalks and paths. Walking and standing in museums.

This program coincides with the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Festival events included in the program price.

New Haven

Best known as the home of prestigious Yale University, New Haven is much more than a college town. Located on Long Island Sound, Connecticut’s second largest city boasts a downtown area highlighted by New Haven Green, diverse architecture and a vibrant intellectual and cultural scene consisting of museums, theaters, music venues and art galleries.