OXFORD iS BUILDING
Construction on the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is well underway and on track for completion in 2025.
The Centre will become a new home for the research and teaching of Oxford’s humanities disciplines with state-of-the-art academic, exhibition and performance spaces. It will bring together seven faculties, the Institute for Ethics in AI, the Oxford Internet Institute, and a new humanities library.
The Centre will be open to the everyone, who might visit to attend our performances, or simply to walk in for a coffee or a drink which they can enjoy them in the building or one of the new green spaces outside.
The building project is the largest ever undertaken by Oxford University and will become one of the biggest buildings to adhere to Passivhaus standards.
We are looking for outstanding cultural projects inspired by University of Oxford research. We encourage anyone with an idea to get in touch.
It is never too early to start a conversation – and no project is too big or too small. If you are looking to work in a collaboration involving researchers and an artist or cultural organisation but aren’t yet sure who to approach, let us know and we may be able to help you build the necessary partnerships.
The Cultural Programme forms part of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The landmark Centre has been made possible by Stephen A. Schwarzman.
For the first time in the University’s history, this is a building explicitly designed for everyone – for concerts, for community and school partnerships, for pathbreaking research and inspiring teaching, or simply for a cup of coffee.
PROFESSOR WILLIAM WHYTESENIOR RESPONSIBLE OWNER FOR THE PROJECT
The Cultural Programme will come to life in – and bring to life – the Centre’s outstanding performance venues. These will include:
- A 500-seat concert hall
- A 250-seat theatre
- An immersive performance space known as the ‘Black Box’ for creating and delivering experimental performances
- A 100-seat cinema
