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Agganis Arena
925 Commonwealth Avenue
www.bu.edu/agganis
617-358-7000
Located within Boston University’s new $225 million John Hancock Student Village—a 10-acre hub of activity designed to be the thriving center of student life and athletics—Agganis Arena is the state-of-the-art, multipurpose sports and entertainment center that opened in January 2005. A 290,000-square-foot premier venue with 6,300 seats for hockey and ice shows, the Arena is expandable to over 7,200 seats for concerts, sporting events, family shows, trade shows, and conferences.
BU Art Gallery at the Stone Gallery
885 Commonwealth Avenue
http://www.bu.edu/art
617-353-3329
A showplace for many of the finest exhibitions of contemporary art in the region, the gallery brings a special focus to developments in twentieth-and twenty-first-century American and regional art. The gallery is located on the first floor of the College of Fine Arts and is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. (September through May). Complimentary admission to the gallery and all events.
Barnes & Noble at Boston University
660 Beacon Street
http://bu.bkstore.com
617-267-8484
With five floors of books, insignia clothing and gifts, and school and dorm supplies, Barnes & Noble at Boston University offers the quality and selection that can only be found in a superstore. Browse through the enormous selection of books, relax in the street-level cafe, or meet a well-known author as part of the year-round Author Series. Store hours: Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Bay State Road
A number of University residence halls and faculty offices are located in brownstones along Bay State Road. Reminiscent of life in Boston's Back Bay at the turn of the last century, the tree-lined promenade was home to many of Boston's most distinguished families and has been designated a local historic district.
The Boston University Experience
602 Commonwealth Avenue
(Blandford Street entrance)
www.bu.edu/experience
617-353-4636
The Boston University Experience Room is a unique, state-of-the-art theatre highlighting Boston University’s academic excellence and showcasing the University as a force for positive social change throughout its history. Through a multimedia presentation, the Experience Room demonstrates how Boston University is an intellectual, diverse, and daring institution.
The Castle
225 Bay State Road
www.bu.edu/castle
617-353-2934
The Castle, a graceful, vine-covered Tudor revival mansion built in 1905 by gothic author and Boston businessman William Lindsay, was acquired by BU in 1939. BU's fourth president, Daniel Marsh, and his family moved into the mansion and used it for entertaining. Today the Castle is available for functions, receptions, and conferences.
Daniel L. Marsh Chapel
735 Commonwealth Avenue
www.bu.edu/chapel
617-353-3560
The physical and spiritual center of the Charles River Campus, this interdenominational chapel is open for prayer daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. In the Chapel Plaza stands the University's tribute to its distinguished alumnus, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Inside, the chapel's limestone interior, enriched by oak pews and wood carvings, provides a warm setting for silent meditation and worship for students, faculty, and staff.
Fitness & Recreation Center
915 Commonwealth Avenue
www.bu.edu/fitrec
617-353-2748
The Fitness & Recreation Center offers over six acres of world-class equipment, programs, and services. Enjoy 18,000 square feet of fitness space, two pools, seven basketball and multi-use courts, a 35-foot -high climbing wall, an indoor track, seven multi-use rooms for classes, a dance theatre, and racquetball courts and squash courts. Hundreds of recreational courses are offered annually. Academic year hours: Monday-Thursday: 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Friday: 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
George Sherman Union
775 Commonwealth Avenue
www.bu.edu/gsu
617-353-5498
The University's student center contains a Campus Convenience store, a U.S. Post office, banks and ATMs, Metcalf hall, an art gallery, conference areas, and dining areas including the Union Court and the Faculty/Staff Dining Room. The Dean of Students Office and BU Central - BU's late-night programming venue for comedians and bands - are also housed at the GSU.
Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center
771 Commonwealth Avenue
(Mugar Memorial Library, fifth floor)
http://www.bu.edu/archives
617-353-3696
The University's manuscript and rare book repository includes the works and papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert Frost, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and W. Somerset Maugham, among many others. The center holds the papers of over 2,000 American and European individuals in the fields of literature, criticism, journalism, drama, music, film, civil rights, diplomacy, and national affairs.
Mugar Memorial Library
771 Commonwealth Avenue
www.bu.edu/library
617-353-2700
The central research and study library of Boston University contains more than 2.4 million volumes in paper, 4.6 million volume equivalents in microform, and thousands of current journals. The library's collection of periodicals totals 33,983.
