Break bread
Break boundaries
Home
Venues & Spaces
Commons
Once a dining hall, always a dining hall. And now much more.
The Underground
Great coffee. Great eats. Plus a stage.
The Bow Wow
Grab a bite without breaking your flow.
Dance Studio
More than just a sprung floor: more space for dance at Yale.
Exhibitions
If a picture tells a thousand words, there’ll be stories for everyone.
Presidents' Room
Traditional doesn't have to mean stuffy.
The Dome
Take boundary-pushing performances to a higher level.
Annex
Meet. Study. Chill.
Rotunda
A portal to YSC and the world.
Upcoming Events
4.11.24–6.28.26
RUSUNUNGUKO (liberty / independence / freedom)
The Dome Gallery
An installation by Nontsikelelo Mutiti...
3.24.25–3.8.26
Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven
Galleries
An exploration into how slavery and resistance to it have shaped Yale...
4.7.25–1.4.26
The View from Here: Accessing Art Through Photography
The Back Gallery
Yale Schwarzman Center is delighted to present The View from Here: Accessing Art Through Photography in partnership with the Yale Center for British Art; the Lens Media Lab, Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage; and the Yale School of Art.
12.4.25
Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born with Amanda Reid
Yale University Art Gallery
The Yale University Art Gallery and Yale Schwarzman Center present a conversation with Sweat Variant.
12.7.25
EveryBody Dances with Gerald Lovelace
Dance Studio
EveryBody Dances @ Yale Schwarzman Center brings local and visiting dance artists to our Dance Studio to teach masterclasses in jazz, hip hop, salsa, modern, contemporary, precision dance and more! All community members are welcome.
12.9.25
Schwarzman Session - The Future of Performing Arts with Michael Kaiser
Humanities Quadrangle
Schwarzman Sessions are peer-led gatherings where conversations generate collaborations and move ideas into action.
12.11.25
Screening - 'Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music'
Humanities Quadrangle
This riotous concert film documents the New York theater legend's joyous, challenging, and ostentatiously queer 24-hour musical performance as this glittered ringmaster guides an enthralled audience through a transformative cycle of birth, death, and national rebirth.
12.13.25–12.14.25
Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce
Commons
Christmas as Calamity!
12.14.25
EveryBody Dances with Tigger!
Dance Studio
EveryBody Dances @ Yale Schwarzman Center brings local and visiting dance artists to our Dance Studio to teach masterclasses in jazz, hip hop, salsa, modern, contemporary, precision dance and more! All community members are welcome.
1.10.26–1.15.26
Toni Dove: Sunjammer 6 – A Tale Blown by a Solar Breeze
The Dome
An innovative fusion of sculpture, game, cinema, and performance that invites viewers into a poetic and dreamlike experience.
News
12.3.25
Renowned Architect Robert A.M. Stern Dies At 86
11.26.25
'Stranger Things' has several ties to CT
11.24.25
Up Early! LoveBabz LoveTalk Welcomes Artist Joy Guidry
11.21.25
RUSUNUNGUKO (liberty/independence/freedom)
11.4.25
Powwow of Light draws indigenous communities from across Connecticut
11.1.25
Buddhist Chef Jeong Kwan Brings One Taste to Yale
10.31.25
From mountain temple to Yale Commons: Buddhist Chef Jeong Kwan offers ‘attainment in one taste’
10.31.25
Powwow of Light will celebrate indigenous culture and community
10.30.25
Nominate A New Haven Holiday Sauce Queen!
10.30.25