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VISIT TODAY

We’re always free. Come visit us.

Advance registrations are not required, but we want to improve your experience.

It helps us plan if you let us know who’s coming.

 

Museum Hours

Monday & Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Thursday: 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

2024–25 Holiday Hours
Wednesday: Nov. 27, Closed day before Thanksgiving
Thursday: Nov. 28, Closed Thanksgiving Day
Wednesday: Dec. 25, Closed Christmas Day
Thursday: Dec. 26, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: Jan. 1, 2025, Closed New Year's Day
 

 

 

Getting Here & Parking During Your Visit

  • Visitor parking payments are contactless and managed through ParkMobile.

  • Watch the video below or visit the Stanford Transportation website for instructions and options to pay for parking.

 

Tips for Parking

Please note: Parking payments are contactless and managed through ParkMobile. Please visit the Stanford Transportation website for instructions and options to pay for parking.
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Cantor Map

Explore the Cantor galleries map. Click below to download it in PDF format.

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Know The Basics

We want to make your visit as safe and enjoyable as possible.

  • Advance registrations are not required, but we want to improve your experience. It helps us plan if you let us know who’s coming.
     
  • Visit the Tours and Group Visits page for information on in-person public tours, guided and class visits, and virtual guided visits. We also recommend checking with our visitor services desk for the most up-to-date information.
     
  • View our visitor guidelines page for further information on our current policies and museum visit FAQs.

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Visitor Updates

  • The Cantor Café is open Wednesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to close, with lunch service from 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., tea service from 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., and prix fix dinner service on Thursdays from 5:15 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
     
  • Visitor parking payments are contactless and managed through ParkMobile. Please visit the Stanford Transportation website for instructions and options to pay for parking.

 

Museum Policies

Photography

All photos must be for personal and non-commercial use. Photo shoots, engagement, wedding, prom, and portrait photography are not permitted either indoors or outside. Please refer to our Museum Policies for further information.

Museum Policies

Accessibility

Galleries, gardens, restrooms, and the Cantor Cafe are all accessible by wheelchair when they are open. There is an accessible drop-off point on Lomita Drive and a ramp leading to the south entrance. Wheelchairs are available for visitors’ use.

Museum Policies

Visitor Guidelines

  • Strollers are available for visitors’ use.
  • Groups of 10 or more are asked to register in advance.
  • We allow breastfeeding and bottle-feeding in all spaces, but do not provide any dedicated spaces for feeding.
Museum Policies

 

Parking

Parking is limited. Visitor parking payments are contactless and managed through ParkMobile. Please visit the Stanford Transportation website for instructions and options to pay for parking.

New Parking Process
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Directions

The Cantor Arts Center is located at the intersection of Museum Way and Lomita Drive in the heart of the arts district on the Stanford campus.

How to Get Here

Outdoor Art

Our distinguished outdoor art program includes figurative and abstract works in a variety of media by artists ranging from the late 19th century through the present installed all across campus. A campus map showing the locations of Stanford's outdoor art is available here.

Campus Art Map

You belong here.

The Cantor Arts Center plays a leading role in the cultural life of the Stanford campus and greater community, welcoming some 200,000 visitors a year to its 24 galleries. The Cantor's collections include more than 38,000 works of art, spanning 5,000 years of history and crossing continents from the Americas to Europe, and from Africa to Asia. Our vibrant family programs, lectures, art classes and special events will continue online until it is safe to assemble in larger groups again. We can't do all of this without our members.

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