Kamini Purushothaman

2 weeks ago | yaledailynews.com | Kamini Purushothaman |Gemard Guery

Baala Shakya, Staff Photographer On Saturday at approximately 7:30 p.m., minutes after Cults concluded their set, Spring Fling attendees were told to disperse from Old Campus until weather conditions improved. “Once I saw the lightning, I thought [Spring Fling] was over; I thought they were just going to keep postponing until it was eventually cancelled,” Aaliyah Short ’27 said.

3 weeks ago | yaledailynews.com | Kamini Purushothaman

Kamini Purushothaman, Contributing Photographer At the Yale Center for British Art, visitors will soon see a new wave of accessibility efforts enhancing the museum experience for all visitors. The center is implementing strategies to make the space more inclusive, focusing on neurodivergent and disabled patrons. Three key accessibility initiatives — a “sensory map,” a visitor’s kit, and an audiovisual guide designed to help visitors plan trips ahead of time — will be enacted.

3 weeks ago | yaledailynews.com | Alex Geldzahler |Kamini Purushothaman

Alex Geldzahler, Contributing Photographer Multiple works in the Yale Center for British Art were discovered to be damaged after the center’s official re-opening day celebrations on March 29. YCBA’s communication director, Kristin Dwyer, wrote in an email to the News that a patron had inadvertently bumped into the statue “Mrs.

1 month ago | yaledailynews.com | Kamini Purushothaman

Kamini Purushothaman, Contributing Photographer A glass vase featuring multiple elephant heads might look, to the average viewer, like an authentic Roman-Byzantine work. But the Yale University Art Gallery’s “Funnel-Mouthed Vessel with Elephant Heads” is actually a fake — sort of. The piece is indeed made of glass from the 3rd to 5th century AD, but closer examination reveals glue that binds its glass pieces together.

1 month ago | yaledailynews.com | Kamini Purushothaman

Kamini Purushothaman, Contributing Photographer With the snip of a ribbon on Saturday afternoon, the Yale Center for British Art inaugurated its official reopening, welcoming new exhibitions and a vision of community connection spanning both Yale and New Haven. For the past two years, the YCBA has been under renovation, which has cost $16.5 million in total. The center reopened with more sustainable lighting and infrastructure and a reimagined presentation of its permanent collection.