From academic lectures to artistic performances, campus is where it all happens.
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Arts and Culture
Art exhibitions. Lectures. Concerts. Performances. Watch world-famous artists at the top of their careers and fellow students at the start of theirs.
Music
Each year, Bienen School of Music students, faculty and guest artists showcase their talents at hundreds of performances. Visit the new Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, located in the campus’s Arts Circle.
Theater and Dance
With world-class programs in acting, musical theater, dance and performance studies, the School of Communication teaches students to build their skills on the stage. Watch them train in productions that are performed year-round.
- School of Communication
- Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
- American Music Theatre Project
- Calendar of eventsfrom Northwestern School of Communication
Visual Art and Film
Visit the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art’s galleries, Print Study Center, or auditorium for film screenings. Students also curate the Dittmar Gallery and study the theory, production and history of art and media.
- Department of Art Theory and Practice
- Department of Radio/Television/Film
- Block Museum of Art
- Dittmar Gallery
- Calendar of eventsfrom Northwestern Block Museum of Arts
Athletics and Recreation
A charter member of the Big Ten Conference, Northwestern sports 19 highly competitive varsity athletic programs. And thanks to numerous intramural and club sports, as well as a number of athletics and fitness facilities across campus, you don’t have to play varsity sports to be a student athlete.
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