The Arts

Students, faculty, staff, and the public enjoy the rich creative and artistic work that has always been associated with the University of Rochester.
Institute for Performing Arts

The Institute for Performing Arts cultivates and promotes engagement in music, theater, and dance at the University and to strengthen existing relationships in the College, the Eastman School of Music, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
Eastman School of Music

As one of the world's premier music schools, the Eastman School of Music has been enriching the musical life of Rochester since 1921. Today, the School presents more than 700 concerts a year in the magnificent Kodak Hall Eastman Theatre and intimate Kilbourn Hall – providing the Rochester community with an exceptional opportunity to experience world-class music in a world-class setting.
Memorial Art Gallery

The Memorial Art Gallery is one of the country's few university-affiliated art museums open to the whole community. Its collection spans 5,000 years and is recognized as one of the finest amongst regional art museums.
Admission to the MAG is free for all University students, faculty, and staff. Just bring your University ID.
What's on Now

An Opulence of Ottomans
Art and Music Library
January 15–February 15

Double Quadruple Etcetera Etcetera I & II
Hartnett Gallery
January 22–February 3

Modern Czech Photography: A Portfolio
Memorial Art Gallery
December 13, 2018–March 31, 2019
Coming Soon

Canadian Brass
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
January 30

InspireDANCE
various locations across campus
February 14–18, 2019

Isaac Julien: “Lessons of the Hour”
Memorial Art Gallery
March 3–May 12, 2019
Video Spotlight
Revival of “Farewell Song of Frederick Douglass”
December 14, 2018
A Playground for Artists
November 6, 2018
World Poetry Day: Assorted Poems, Assorted Languages
March 20, 2018