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SOCIAL DISTANCING IS REQUIRED INSIDE THE MUSEUM. THE USE OF MASKS IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.

FREE ALL-DAY RESERVATIONS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

Museum Hours

We look forward to your visit. Free all-day reservations are always available at the door.

Get Your Free All-Day Reservations

Regular Museum Hours

We have adjusted our business hours. Please note the updated schedule below.

Monday & Tuesday: CLOSED

Wednesday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Thursday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

 

Getting Here & New Parking System

  • We remind you that free all-day reservations are required for every visitor, including members.
     
  • Please enter the museum on the day of your reservation.
     
  • The parking process has changed. Visitors must pay for parking through a contactless process using the ParkMobile app, website, or phone. Click here for more information.
     
Please note: Stanford has moved to a contactless process to pay for parking using the ParkMobile app, website, or phone. Prior to your visit, we recommend you visit the Stanford Transportation website to familiarize with the new process.
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Cantor Map

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

View Map
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The Basics of our "New Normal"

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

  • Please stay home if you feel sick.

  • Free all-day reservations are always available at the door.

  • The use of masks is strongly encouraged for all visitors 2 years and older.

  • Maintain social distance. Stay six feet apart from others.

Visit Our Reopen Page

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What's Changed?

  • Visit our reopen page for further information on our current policies and museum visit FAQs.
     
  • The parking process at Stanford has changed. Visitors must pay for parking through a contactless process using the ParkMobile app, website, or phone. Please visit the Stanford Transportation website for details.
     
  • Visit the Tours and Group Visits page for updated information on in-person public tours, guided and class visits, and virtual guided visits. In-person programs will resume at a later time.
     
  • Free all-day reservations are always available at the door.
     
  • The Cantor Cafe will open on April 6 with outdoor seating.

Parking

Parking is limited. Stanford has a new contactless process to pay for parking using the ParkMobile app, website, or phone. Prior to your visit, we recommend you visit the Stanford Transportation website to learn more about the new visitor parking process.

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

Museum Policies

Photography

All photos must be for personal and non-commercial use. Wedding, prom, and portrait photography is 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

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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