3 Best Places To See in New Haven, CT

“Yale University Art Gallery has a major comprehensive collection of art in several interconnected buildings on the campus of Yale University. The Museum collects, preserves, studies, and presents art in all media, from all regions of the globe and across time. The Museum has nearly 300,000 objects, which is the core of its identity. This place is a center for teaching, learning, and scholarship and is a preeminent cultural asset for Yale University, the wider academic community, and the public. The Museum emphasizes early Italian Renaissance painting, African sculpture, and modern art. Yale University Art Gallery is open to all, free of charge, and is committed to engaging the audiences through thoughtful, creative, and relevant exhibitions, programs, and publications.”

“Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center invites visitors to explore this revered priest's life and legacy, emulate his charitable work with the less fortunate, and seek his intercession in prayer. McGivney is the founder of the Knights of Columbus (1852-1890). The museum welcomes visitors to learn about this holy priest’s life and legacy, imitate his benevolent outreach to the needy and outcasts, and invoke his heavenly intercession. The museum serves as an archive for the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council and maintains a permanent gallery showcasing the organization's history. Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center will continue its mission by serving as an archive for the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council and maintaining a permanent gallery showcasing the organization’s history, with a greater focus on Father McGivney. Here, you can have the formative experience of a pilgrimage to Father McGivney’s tomb at St. Mary’s Church by visiting the place.”

“Shubert Theatre aims to bring a world-class venue for the performing arts. The theatre has 1,664 seats and was opened by The Shubert Organization. The theatre was designed by Albert Swazey, a New York architect, and built by the H.E. Murdock Construction Company. The theatre showcases a wide array of programs to a diverse community. Shubert Theatre is the crown jewel of downtown New Haven. The theatre was built for the live theater experience, intimate, personal, and immediate. The theatre has featured over 600 out-of-town tryouts, including more than 300 world premieres and over 50 American premieres. Shubert Theatre has reopened under city ownership in 1983, operated by the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts. The theatre is currently operated as a non-profit organization by CAPA (The Connecticut Association for the Performing Arts).”