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ALL THINGS arts.uchicago.edu ROCKEFELLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. arts & rockefeller.uchicago.edu/events With Gothic grandeur and outstanding acoustics, Rockefeller is host to theater, orchestral performances, culture chorus groups, and concerts, circus acts and the world’s The arts are central to UChicago’s cross-disciplinary largest musical instrument, the Rockefeller Carillon. creative community. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic persists please contact these institutions MUSEUMS & GALLERIES directly or visit their website for up to date information SMART MUSEUM OF ART on hours and operation. 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. smartmuseum.uchicago.edu THEATERS & FILM A UChicago treasure, the Smart Museum of Art takes DOC FILMS a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to the collection, 1212 E. 59th St. display, and interpretation of art. Founded in 1974, Smart Ida Noyes Hall is home to acclaimed special exhibitions and a permanent docfilms.uchicago.edu collection that spans 5,000 years of artistic creation. The museum hosts diverse shows and exhibitions. Admission is Screening films since 1932, Doc Films is the longest free. running student film society in the nation. Movies, often ones that cannot be seen elsewhere, are screened every night throughout the academic year. Be sure to stop by for ORIENTAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM conversations with directors and critics alike! 1155 E. 58th St. (at S. University Ave.) oi.uchicago.edu COURT THEATRE 5535 S. Ellis Ave. Founded in 1919, this research institution and museum courttheatre.org is dedicated to the study of the ancient Near East and houses the greatest collection of Egyptian artifacts Court Theatre is a professional, not-for-profit theater outside of Cairo. company that has called UChicago home for more than 50 years. Although it has not been affiliated with the THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY University since 1983, Court has a close academic and 5811 S. Ellis Ave. creative partnership with UChicago’s students, faculty, Cobb Hall, 4th floor and community. renaissancesociety.org Founded in 1915, the Renaissance Society is a cutting- THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESENTS edge art gallery containing exhibitions, publications, and Logan Center and Mandel Hall special events. “The Ren,” is open from noon to 5 p.m., chicagopresents.uchicago.edu Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. Each season of University of Chicago Presents brings to campus a variety of the world’s greatest musical artists, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S ROBIE HOUSE including soloists, quartets, and jazz bands. 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. flwright.org/visit/robiehouse PERFORMANCE Hailed as the purest expression of Frank Lloyd Wright’s REVA AND DAVID LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Prairie Style architecture, Robie House was completed in 915 E. 60th St. 1910. Visit their website for more information. logancenter.uchicago.edu The Logan Center for the Arts, a hub for the robust arts scene on campus, provides a venue for classrooms, studios, Share your experience many student-run arts groups, and visiting artists. The screening room, black box theater, practice studios, gallery #UChicagoVisit spaces, a 474-seat performance hall, and a multipurpose penthouse space all make for great inspiration. 5801 South Ellis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60637 773.702.1234 uchicago.edu @UChicago facebook.com/uchicago © 2016 All rights reserved ALL THINGS arts.uchicago.edu 1 COURT THEATRE 6 THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY 5535 S. Ellis Ave. (at E. 55th St.) 5811 S. Ellis Ave. (at E. 58th St.), Cobb Hall, 4th floor 2 DOC FILMS 7 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S ROBIE HOUSE 1212 E. 59th St. (at S. Woodlawn Ave.), Ida Noyes Hall 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. (at E. 58th St.) 3 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 8 ROCKEFELLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL 1414 E. 59th St. (at S. Blackstone Ave.) 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. (at E. 59th St.) 4 REVA AND DAVID LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 9 SMART MUSEUM OF ART 915 E. 60th St. (at S. Drexel Ave.) 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. (at E. 56th St.) 5 ORIENTAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM 10 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESENTS 1155 E. 58th St. (at S. University Ave.) 5720 S. Woodlawn Ave. (at E. 57th St.) Box Office: Logan Center E. 54TH E. 54TH PL E. 54TH PL E. 55TH E. 55TH 1 9 GREENWOOD E. 56TH E. 56TH 55th, 56th and 57th Street CAMPUS NORTH Metra Station S. KENWOOD S. INGLESIDE S. S. DREXEL S. COTTAGE GROVE GROVE S. COTTAGE S. MARYLAND S. ELLIS S. UNIVERSITY S. WOODLAWN S. KIMBARK S. DORCHESTER S. BLACKSTONE S. HARPER S. LAKE PARK Bus 4 E. 57TH E. 57TH CAMPUS WEST 10 7 S. KENWOOD E. 58TH E. 58TH MAIN QUADRANGLE 5 CAMPUS EAST 6 MEDICAL CAMPUS 8 LABORATORY SCHOOLS 59th Street 2 3 Metra Station Bus 192 E. 59TH E. 59TH MIDWAY PLAISANCE NORTH MIDWAY PLAISANCE SOUTH E. 60TH E. 60TH 41 CAMPUS SOUTH S. KIMBARK S. COTTAGE GROVE GROVE S. COTTAGE S. DREXEL S. INGLESIDE S. UNIVERSITY S. WOODLAWN S. KENWOOD S. DORCHESTER S. ELLIS E. 61ST E. 61ST 5801 South Ellis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60637 773.702.1234 uchicago.edu @UChicago facebook.com/uchicago © 2016 All rights reserved.