Nasher Museum Auditorium
2001 Campus Drive
Durham, NC 27705
Map/Directions
The Nasher Museum of Art, designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, was opened in 2005. The focal point of the modernist building is its great hall, with a 13,000-square-foot glass-and-steel roof rising to a height of forty-five feet. Opening off of the great hall is the Museum’s auditorium, an elegant wood-lined lecture hall with raked seating for 175. A fully accessible building, the Nasher Museum of Art is located near West Campus, across the street from Duke’s new Rubenstein Arts Center, set to open in spring 2018.
Directions
- FROM CHAPEL HILL VIA HWY 15-501
- From the US-15/501 N, take Exit 107 In Durham, marked N.C. State Route 751/Duke University West Campus.
- Turn right onto N.C. 751, and continue for about 1 mile.
- At the third traffic light, Duke University Road, turn left.
- Continue on Duke University Road for about 8/10th of a mile, cross Anderson Street and make a left turn into the museum parking lot.
- FROM RALEIGH, CARY AND POINTS EAST
- Via I-40 West: Merge onto I-147 N via Exit 279B toward Durham/Downtown.
- From 147 N take Exit 14, Swift Avenue.
- Turn left onto Swift Avenue.
- Continue for about one quarter mile to Campus Drive. -Turn right onto Campus Drive.
- One block after Oregon Street, turn left into the museum parking lot.
- FROM GREENSBORO, BURLINGTON AND POINTS WEST
- Take I-85 N to Durham -Take Exit 172, N.C. State Route 147, Durham Freeway.
- Continue on Durham Freeway and take Exit 14, Swift Avenue.
- Turn right onto Swift Avenue.
- Continue for about one quarter mile to Campus Drive.
- Turn RIGHT onto Campus Drive.
- One block after Oregon Street, turn left into the museum parking lot.
- FROM POINTS NORTH VIA I-85
- Merge onto I-85 South
- Take Exit 174A for US 15-501 South Bypass – Duke University/Chapel Hill.
- Continue on U.S. 15-501 and take Exit 107, marked N.C. State Route 751/Duke University West Campus.
- Turn left onto N.C. 751 and continue for about 1 mile.
- At the fourth traffic light, Duke University Road, turn left.
- Continue on Duke University Road for about 8/10th of a mile, cross Anderson Street and make a left turn into the museum parking lot.
- PARKING
- The museum’s 100-space public parking lot, east of the building, is accessible from either Campus Drive or Duke University Road. Parking at the museum is $2 per hour, payable at kiosks in the museum lot. The winding stepped path from the parking lot to the main entrance is about 100 yards.