Take a cultural field trip. You’ll find historical houses, rare books, classical music and ground-breaking theater as close as Hamden and as far away (25 minutes!) as New Haven. More about Hamden and the region...

We make it easy with our student shuttles. Here are some details about cultural opportunities you’ll find nearby:
 
Art Galleries & Exhibits
Historic Sites
Museums
Performance

Art Galleries & Exhibits
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale
121 Wall St.
New Haven, Conn.
203-432-2972
http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/

Yale Center for British Arts
This collection includes paintings, drawings, prints, rare books and sculpture from the Elizabethan period to the present.
1080 Chapel St.
New Haven, Conn.
203-432-2800
http://ycba.yale.edu/index.asp

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St.
New Haven, Conn.
203-432-0600
http://www.yale.edu/artgallery

Historic Sites
Jonathan Dickerman House
This is a carefully preserved late-18th-century farmhouse, including an herb garden with plants used in folk medicines.
105 Mount Carmel Ave.
Hamden, Conn.
203-248-6030

Eli Whitney Barn
You’ll have a great time visiting this 1816 barn, which offers country dances, folk music and summer theater.
916 Whitney Ave.
Hamden, Conn.
203-248-5924
http://www.eliwhitney.org/

Museums
Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum
This is the place for comic-strip, cartoon and TV & advertising-character memorabilia.
1188 Highland Ave.
Cheshire, Conn.
203-272-2357

Eli Whitney Museum
This museum has frequently changing exhibits, a covered bridge and a wonderful outdoor water learning lab. 
915 Whitney Ave.
Hamden, Conn.
203-777-1833
http://www.eliwhitney.org/

Peabody Museum of Natural History
This museum features an outstanding permanent collection of dinosaur fossils, prehistoric mammals, dioramas, exhibits on human origins and more.
170 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, Conn.
203-432-5050
http://www.peabody.yale.edu/

Performance
Hamden Symphony Orchestra
This volunteer orchestra features more than 50 members affiliated with Quinnipiac University.
203-248-3770
http://hamdensymphony.org/

Long Wharf Theatre
This is a respected not-for-profit regional theater offering eclectic productions of classics and exciting new works.
222 Sargent Dr.
New Haven, Conn. 06511
203-787-4282
http://www.longwharf.org

Shubert Performing Arts Center
Since its opening in 1914, the Shubert Theatre has earned the title “Birthplace of the Nation’s Greatest Hits.”
247 College St.
New Haven, Conn. 06510
203-562-5666 or 888-736-2663
http://www.shubert.com/
 
Yale Repertory Theatre
Established in 1967, Yale Rep is known for its fresh interpretations of the classics and its premieres of new works. This is the place where many distinguished actors—Meryl Streep, for instance—learned their craft. More...
1120 Chapel St.
New, Haven, Conn.
203-432-1234
http://www.yale.edu/yalerep