ART MUSEUMS > CONNECTICUT

New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St, New Britain, CT (map)
860.229.0257
nbmaa@nbmaa.org
http://www.nbmaa.org

The permanent collection traces the history of American art from the Colonial era to the present, including portraits by Copley, Stuart, and Sargent; landscapes by Cole, Church, and Homer; 20th-century works by OÆKeeffe and Wyeth; and The Arts of Life in America, a five-panel mural by Thomas Hart Benton. Open on Tues, Wed, and Fri from 11 to 5 pm, on Thurs until 8 pm, on Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from noon to 5 pm. Admission $9, $8 for seniors, $7 for students, free for children under 12.

THROUGH JUNE 17 "New/Now: Christopher Hewat"
THROUGH JULY 3 "California in Connecticut: The Joanne and William Rees Collection"
THROUGH JULY 8 "200 Years of American Illustration"
JUNE 24 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23 "New/Now: Gail Boyajian"
JULY 13 THROUGH OCT 28 "Michael and Marylin Gould Collection of American Modern Art (1920-1954)"
JULY 18 THROUGH OCT 14 "Art on Fire: Contemporary Chinese-American Artists"

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main St, Hartford, CT (map)
860.278.2670
info@wadsworthatheneum.org
http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org

Among the pieces in the permanent collection are Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces, European paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, American decorative art (featuring the Wallace Nutting collection of 17th- and 18th-century furniture), and the Amistad FoundationÆs collection of more than 7000 items documenting African-American history and culture. Open Wed through Fri from 11 am to 5 pm, and on Sat and Sun from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission $10, $8 for seniors, $5 for children ages 13 and up and college students with ID, free for children 12 and under. Open until 8 pm on the first Thurs of every month. Admission $5 between 5 and 8 pm.

THROUGH AUG 12 "Connecticut Contemporary"
THROUGH NOV 30 "For the Love of the Game: Race and Sport in African American Art"
THROUGH NOV 30 "Picasso to Pop: Aspects of Modern Art"
THROUGH DEC 9 "Faith & Fortune: Five Centuries of European Masterworks"

Yale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel St, New Haven, CT (map)
203.432.2800
ycba.info@yale.edu
http://www.yale.edu/ycba

The Yale Center for British Art is home to the most comprehensive collection of British art outside (where else?) Great Britain. The collection surveys the development of British art, life, and thought from the Elizabethan period to the present. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from noon to 5 pm. Free.

THROUGH JUNE 11 "Student Exhibition: Joseph Wright and the Spectacle of Science"
THROUGH JULY 29 "Paul Mellon's Legacy: A Passion for British Art"
AUG 28 THROUGH DEC 30 "Jem Southam: Upton Pyne"

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St, New Haven, CT (map)
203.432.0600
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
http://artgallery.yale.edu

This so-called gallery is actually the oldest college art museum in the Western Hemisphere. It features paintings by van Gogh, Picasso, Eakins, and other masters. The permanent collection also includes prints, drawings, American decorative arts, and photographs. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 6 pm. Free.

ONGOING "Private Faces of Public People: 1750û1900," "American Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts," and "Sculpture Hall"
THROUGH JULY 8 "Responding to Kahn: A Sculptural Conversation"
THROUGH JULY 22 "What Is a Line? Drawings from the Collection"
THROUGH AUG 26 "Made for Love: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana"