Admission to the museum is free.
Visitor Parking Monday through Friday
A parking lot behind Legends of Notre Dame Restaurant and Alehouse Pub is available at all times. It can be accessed from the new Holy Cross Drive via a right turn from Notre Dame Avenue or left from the new Eddy/Juniper Road traveling north from Angela/Edison. There is a $2 fee you pay when leaving. There is also a small visitor section in the northeast corner of the large lot across the street from the Hesburgh Library.
The collection includes (this list is not complete):
• Native American
• Ethnographic
• European
• American
• Prints and Drawings
• Photography
• Modern & Contemporary
• Decorative Arts
• Museum Podcasts
The Snite Museum of Art features collections that place it among the finest university art museum in the nation. The Snite Museum of Art contains over 23,000 works representing many of the principal cultures and periods of world art history.
Current Exhibitions
October 28 - December 16, 2007: Scholz Family Works on Paper Gallery
Ramior Rodriguez, artist and museum staff member, will interpret the traditional day of remembering and honoring deceased family members with an electronically-enhanced (ofrenda (altar) installation.
Educational Tour Programs
There are over 9,000 K-12 students served through the Snite's touring programs annually. Educators at the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame will assist you in using the museum as a resource for your classroom. The Snite Museum offers many docent-led tours to correlate with the classroom curriculum and the Indiana State Standards.
Examples of tours available include:
• Looking and Learning: The Elements of Art
• Learning about America Through Art
• World Cultures
• Ancient Cultures
• Stories and Art (includes Bible stories)
• Contemporary Sculpture
• The Dragon and the Goddess: Ancient Mesoamerican Art
• Egyptian Art
• African Art
• Native American Art and Artifacts
• Mythology
• Portraits
• Images of Mary
• Indiana Artists of the Snite
• African American Artists at the Snite
The museum supplies materials for drawing in the galleries with any scheduled tour. Tours should be arranged at least two weeks in advance. Call Curator of Education, Public Programs Coordinator at 574-631-4435 or the tour desk at 574-631-3093 to schedule a tour. There is no fee for a tour. Tours can be docent-led or you may choose to teach your class in the museum.
The museum does not have facilities for meals; however, the University campus offers a variety of venues at nearby La Fortune Hall. There you will find Burger King, Subway, Starbucks and more. There are also locations on campus to eat a bag lunch.
You can also combine a museum tour and campus tour by calling the Visitors' Center. There is a small fee for a campus tour. For more information you can visit the Notre Dame University's visitor information website online.
Source: The Snite Museum Online
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