September 2017
Yale boasts some of the greatest professional arts schools—architecture, art, drama, and music—in the world.
The arts inspire us and ignite our own creativity, allowing us to do better work in any field. In recent years, Yale has made significant strategic investments in the arts.
The Yale University Art Gallery underwent major renovation and expansion, and a three-phase renovation plan has been completed for the Yale Center for British Art. The YUAG and YCBA have augmented Yale’s standing as a preeminent institution of the arts.
The new Adams Center for Musical Arts, a fantastic space that encompasses the beautifully renovated Hendrie Hall and additional facilities, is a marvelous resource for all members of the Yale community. Our strategy for the arts is to use these new facilities and others to increase connections between these schools and the rest of the university. We will hire faculty members who can contribute teaching to both a school in the arts and to another school, department, or program. This year we will also continue to work toward building a new facility for drama at Yale.