The Yale art gallery is free. I took my daughter even as a toddler just for a look around, since it's free there's zero commitment you can just dip in and out according to their attention span. Then go get ice cream at Arethusa across the street after!

Yes. It was very cool before, just needed some modernization (except the new gem hall, which was already new and beautiful). It's been a bummer to have it closed for years but I'm excited to see the update!