Yale’s Special Collections at the Beinecke house extraordinary Passover Haggadot, books of Jewish custom (minhagim), and legal treatises related to the holiday. Join us to explore these rare and beautiful books from around the world as the Passover season begins. At a pop-up exhibit, you are welcome to come at any time during the one-and-a-half-hour period to view the materials and ask questions.
Imagine a world in which similarity is the foundation of everything. That idea, inspired by the writings of cultural theorist Walther Benjamin (1892–1940) and Yale Professor Paul North, is the basis for the new exhibition in the Cushing Rotunda: A Cosmos of Similarity. Showcasing lesser-known works from the founding collection of the Medical Historical Library, this captivating new display charts a rich intellectual history in which mathematics, theology, natural philosophy, art, and medicine intertwine.
Book Bunk in Nairobi, Kenya is reimagining and renovating public libraries into sites of heritage, public art, and learning. Join Book Bunk’s Co-founder Wanjiru Koinange for an inspiring discussion on how Kenya’s colonial-era libraries are being transformed into vibrant, inclusive spaces for creativity, knowledge, and community.
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Keeley Brooks, graduating senior, will present her senior thesis which consists of approximately 30 oral history interviews with students of the great violin pedagogue, Dorothy DeLay
The Gilmore Music Library is excited to present the second annual Miles Hoffman Concert, honoring the memory of noted violist and public radio commentator, Miles Hoffman ’73. The concert series is possible thanks to the generosity of Dr. Jeffrey Ravetch, ’73, classmate and friend of Hoffman. This year’s concert will feature a variety of selections exploring early examples of chamber music and looking at how the idea of some kinds of “chamber music” grew in other directions. The concert takes place in the Beinecke Library on April 10, 2025 at 4:00. A reception will follow.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: CHANGE OF VENUE TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER AUDIENCE
Due to great enthusiasm at Yale and beyond, Angela Davis’s lectures on Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16 will now be held at Battell Chapel (400 College St.). We hope this new, larger venue—which seats 840 people—will allow more of you to experience these important lectures.
New Venue:
Battell Chapel (400 College St.)
Doors open at 3:30 pm. All bags are subject to inspection, which may delay entry into Battell Chapel. Please leave bags at home.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: CHANGE OF VENUE TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER AUDIENCE
Due to great enthusiasm at Yale and beyond, Angela Davis’s lectures on Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16 will now be held at Battell Chapel (400 College St.). We hope this new, larger venue—which seats 840 people—will allow more of you to experience these important lectures.
New Venue:
Battell Chapel (400 College St.)
Doors open at 3:30 pm. All bags are subject to inspection, which may delay entry into Battell Chapel. Please leave bags at home.
Samuel Johnson defined “spectacle” in 1755 as “a show; a gazing stock; anything exhibited to the view as eminently remarkable.” This exhibition will explore the range of spectacular shows that were offered to the fee-paying public in Georgian London, from exhibitions of paintings, to scientific demonstrations, to the display of wondrous animals.
Archives Out Loud
2:00–3:00 P.M., HQ 134
God and William F. Buckley at Yale
Journalist and former New York Times Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus, author of the biography Buckley, talks with Pulitzer-prize winning Yale historian Beverly Gage about how Buckley remade American conservatism.
Archives Out Loud
12:00–1:00 P.M., HQ 134
Revisiting Robert Frost in The Yale Review
Enjoy lunch with Jackie Goldsby and Maureen N. McLane as they discuss the legacy of Robert Frost and his poems in The Yale Review.
