The Yale Student Guide Program began in the fall of 2002 under the guidance of the Center's Education Department. The goal of the program is to increase the profile and use of the Yale Center for British Art among Yale undergraduates. Student guides meet weekly with Center staff and members of the Yale faculty to learn about the permanent collection and the workings of the institution; students then develop thematic tours, which they give to members of the general public and the Yale community. Tours are given on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm and for special weekend campus events. The guides work closely with the various residential colleges, clubs, teams, and organizations to recruit future guides and to inform undergraduates of the activities and events at the Center.

Art in Focus is a new academic initiative for participants in the Yale Center for British Art student guide program. The project culminates in an annual exhibition,
the first of which, Joseph Wright and the Spectacle of Science, will open on March 29 and will remain on view through June 11.

If you would like more information about the program, please contactSamantha Rose at 203 432 2858, or e-mail samantha.rose@yale.edu.

Click to download a Student Guide application and additional information.