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YALE MUSEUMS Continued from Page 35 see comparisons across while range of materials." Also in the Collection Stud- ies Center building at Yale West Campus is the 49,000-square-foot Margaret and Angus Wurtele Study Center, an open-access storage facility where 37,000 three-dimen- sional art objects — ceramic dishes, stone statuary, silver candlesticks, glass goblets — from Yale's many collections and storage facilities are on view. It's open for scholarly study by appointment. ere's also the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH) — Yale's world-class art conservation studio and research laboratories — and the Yale Pea- body Museum of Natural History's storage facility. e potential is there to do much more there, says Gordon, "and we're looking toward the future about what else can we do it there. We're thinking collaboratively, too. But we're probably talking about over the next decade. Aer all, the furniture study was five years of planning and execution. It's all about the long view." He pauses, then smiles. "But if someone comes to us with a very big check, things could move much faster." e Furniture Study is open by ap- pointment to individuals and groups of fewer than 18 people from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Public tours take place Fridays beginning at 12:20 p.m. at the center at 900 West Campus Drive, West Haven where ample free parking is available. Or, visitors can take the free shuttle, known as the "Art Gallery Express," from departs from outside the Yale University Art Gallery, 201 York St., at noon each Friday. Seating on the shuttle is limited, so early arrival is advised. All visitors gather at 12:20 p.m. in the lobby of 900 West Campus Drive to be escorted to the Hume Furni- ture Study. Late arrivals cannot be accommodated. Following the tour, the return shuttle departs 900 West Campus Drive at 1:30 p.m. n 36 n e w h a v e n B I Z | N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 | n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m Chair in the Collection dates from the 17th to the 21st centuries. YALE MUSEUMS