Yale University Art Gallery opens, the first college art museum in the Western Hemisphere. Established with John Trumbull’s donation of his paintings, including his original series of Revolutionary War scenes, the collection now encompasses over 185,000 works of art from ancient Egypt to the present day. Highlights include the Dura- Europos, early Italian, Société Anonyme, and African collections, as well as masterpieces by Degas, Manet, and Picasso. The world-renowned collections of American paintings and decorative arts include outstanding works by Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, and Edward Hopper. “The Night Café,” 1888, by Vincent van Gogh.
