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New Haven / Estados Unidos

New Haven é uma cidade localizada no estado americano do Connecticut. Foi fundada em 24 de abril de 1638. Segundo o censo nacional de 2010, a sua população é de 129 779 habitantes e sua densidade populacional é de 2 682,44 hab/km². É a segunda maior cidade do estado, localizando-se na região do nordeste americano denominada Nova Inglaterra. A cidade possui 54 967 residências, que resulta em uma densidade de 1 136,13 residências/km². É conhecida por ser a sede da Universidade de Yale, a primeira cidade americana planejada, tendo sido inaugurada em 1638, e por ser o lugar de nascimento de várias personalidades famosas; dentre eles, o ex-presidente dos Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, o inventor Charles Goodyear, e os irmãos músicos Karen e Richard Carpenter.

Yale Center for British Art

New Haven / Estados Unidos

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. The collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, rare books, and manuscripts reflects the development of British art and culture from the Elizabethan period onward.

Yale University Art Gallery

New Haven / Estados Unidos

The Yale University Art Gallery, the oldest university art museum in the western hemisphere, houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Although it embraces all cultures and periods, the gallery emphasizes early Italian painting, African sculpture, and modern art. The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums program.

New Haven Museum and Historical Society

New Haven / Estados Unidos

The New Haven Museum and Historical Society was founded in 1862 in New Haven, Connecticut for the purposes of preserving and presenting the region’s history. The museum has a collection containing art, photography, furniture and other artifacts from throughout New Haven’s history and regularly presents programs and special exhibits.The Museum features exhibitions on New Haven, La Amistad, local art and decorative arts, with collections associated with Eli Whitney, Winchester, Yale, East Rock, Noah Webster, Benedict Arnold as well as changing exhibitions. Educational programs provide interactive inquiry-based learning on local history.The Whitney Research Library at the museum contains manuscript and archival holdings relevant to the New Haven area from the time of the first settlement to the present. The collection includes rare books, more than 300 manuscript collections, including personal papers, business and institutional records, court and municipal documents, maps, 4,000 architectural drawings and resources, account books and a collection of approximately 75,000 photographs. It also contains approximately 30,000 printed titles including monographs and pamphlets. The library also includes genealogical materials, vital statistics and colonial and town records, passenger arrival lists to American ports, Federal census schedules for New Haven County on microfilm and a complete set of New Haven city directories from 1840.The Colonial revival style current building was built in 1929 and was designed by J. Frederick Kelly. The building includes a number of artifacts from demolished New Haven houses including a mantelpiece and urns from the Nathan Smith house and a mantelpiece from the Benedict Arnold house. The Ingersoll Room in the museum is decorated with furniture and portraits from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries documenting the home and life of New Haven’s Ingersoll family.