Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, New Haven

Name: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
Address: 15 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, 06511, United States
Telephone: +1 203-432-0822

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Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, New Haven

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The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, a division of the Yale School of Music, is a museum in New Haven, Connecticut. It was established in 1900 by a gift of historic keyboard instruments from Morris Steinert, and later enriched in 1960 and 1962 by the acquisition of the Belle Skinner and Emil Herrmann collections. Initially housed under the dome of Woolsey Hall, it was moved in 1961 to a historic Romanesque structure on Hillhouse Avenue, constructed in 1895 for the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. ()

Established: 1900 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 41°18'45"N, 72°55'26"W

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15 Hillhouse AveCentral New Haven (Downtown New Haven)New Haven 06511 United States

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+1 203-432-0822

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Yale Collection of Musical Instruments – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Yale School of Art, Grove Street Cemetery.

0.5 miSW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
12 min walk • The Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere. It houses a major encyclopedic collection of art in several interconnected buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
0.5 miSW
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
13 min walk • The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
0.5 miW
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
12 min walk • The Yale School of Art is the art school of Yale University. Founded in 1869 as the first professional fine arts school in the United States, it grants Masters of Fine Arts degrees to students completing a two-year course in graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, or sculpture.
~1010 ftNW
Landmark cemetery with graves of famous
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven
5 min walk • Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground is a cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut, that is surrounded by the Yale University campus. It was organized in 1796 as the New Haven Burying Ground and incorporated in October 1797 to replace the crowded burial ground on the New Haven Green.
~1560 ftN
Game and entertainment center, Hockey, Sport venue
Ingalls Rink, New Haven
8 min walk • David S. Ingalls Rink is a hockey rink in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. It is commonly referred to as The Whale, due to its shape. The building was constructed for $1.5 million, which was double its original cost estimate.
~590 ftNW
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
3 min walk • The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is an 81.2-mile multi-use rail trail located in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail was built on former New Haven and Northampton Company railbed, which was constructed along the route of the Farmington Canal in Connecticut and the Hampshire and Hampden Canal in Massachusetts, respectively.
~660 ftSW
Park
Silliman College, New Haven
4 min walk • Silliman College is a residential college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, named for scientist and Yale professor Benjamin Silliman. It opened in September 1940 as the last of the original ten residential colleges, and contains buildings constructed as early as 1901.
~1180 ftSW
Park, Library
Berkeley College, New Haven
6 min walk • Berkeley College is a residential college at Yale University, opened in 1934. The eighth of Yale's 14 residential colleges, it was named in honor of Reverend George Berkeley, dean of Derry and later bishop of Cloyne, in recognition of the assistance in land and books that he gave to Yale in the 18th century.
~730 ftSW
Music venue, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
4 min walk • Woolsey Hall is the primary auditorium at Yale University, located on the campus' Hewitt Quadrangle in New Haven, Connecticut. It was built as part of the Bicentennial Buildings complex that includes the Memorial Rotunda and the University Commons, designed by the firm Carrère and Hastings for the Yale bicentennial celebration in 1901.
0.5 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Shubert Theatre, New Haven
13 min walk • The Shubert Theatre is a 1,600-seat theatre located at 247 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Originally opened in 1914 by The Shubert Organization, it was designed by Albert Swazey, a New York architect and built by the H.E. Murdock Construction Company.
~220 ftS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. Mary's Church, New Haven
2 min walk • St. Mary Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in New Haven, Connecticut, part of the Archdiocese of Hartford. The Parish of St. Mary consists of two churches: St. Mary's Church on Hillhouse Avenue, and St. Joseph's Church in the East Rock section of New Haven. The parish now known as St.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Yale Collection of Musical Instruments open?

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 1 pm - 4 pm
Wednesday 1 pm - 4 pm
Thursday 1 pm - 4 pm
Friday 1 pm - 4 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Yale Collection of Musical Instruments?

Nearby attractions include St. Mary's Church, New Haven (2 min walk), Silliman College, New Haven (4 min walk), Woolsey Hall, New Haven (4 min walk), New Haven Museum, New Haven (4 min walk).

How to get to Yale Collection of Musical Instruments by public transport?

The nearest stations to Yale Collection of Musical Instruments:

Bus

Helen Hadley Hall • Lines: Blue Line (Day) (2 min walk)
Grove/Temple • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (3 min walk)

Train

New Haven-State Street (13 min walk)
New Haven Union Station (27 min walk)