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New Haven museums say they reach more people virtually than we ever could in person
Ashley Winchester
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The Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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New Haven may be the cultural capital of Connecticut, but for now, that culture exists virtually.
Five of the city’s major museums remain closed, and are likely to remain so as long as the COVID-19 pandemic is a concern, museum officials say.
Yale University Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art
Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art closed to the public on Oct. 16, with no immediate plans for reopening. Both offer extensive resources of their collections on their websites, and a slate of lectures through the spring. The British Art gallery will continue its “at home” lecture series, which includes “talks with artists, designers, performers, writers and cultural leaders, and center staff,” according
CT organizations celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with lectures and performances
Andrea Valluzzo
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The New Haven Museum will offer storytelling and special dance performances as part of the Yale Peabody Museum’s 25th Annual “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice. New Haven Museum / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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A conversation with Layla F. Saad author of “Me and White Supremacy,” will be held on Jan. 17.Westport Country Playhouse / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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“Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace.” Martin Luther King Jr.
New Haven, Conn. – The Yale Peabody Museum’s
25th Annual MLK celebration presents a line-up of exciting, virtual events generously sponsored by Citizens™.
Alongside new and longstanding community partners, the Peabody is marking this anniversary with a focus on pressing issues of racial and environmental justice while also honoring the legacies of Dr. King and the visionary local leaders who have stewarded this event for a quarter of a century.
The Peabody joins the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, New Haven Museum, Students for Educational Justice, and the Yale Schwarzman Center to offer a slate of programs that testify to the art of storytelling as a form of resistance, the importance of remembrance, and the liberating power of imagining new futures together.