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Getting to the NEW Hyde Park Art Center

By Car

By car, take Lake Shore Drive South to E. Hyde Park Blvd. (51st Street). At the end of the exit, make a left onto S. Chicago Beach Drive (unmarked). Follow the road as it curves right and becomes E. Hyde Park Blvd. Pass through one traffic light. The next right is Cornell Ave.; make a right onto Cornell Ave. The Art Center is half a block North at 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Limited parking is available in the Art Center’s parking lot (North of the building); street parking is also available.

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A Note about Parking

The Art Center’s lot offers limited parking on a first-come, first-served basis. The only lot controlled by the Art Center is directly north of the buildling. Parking in any other lot may result in towing, and the Art Center is not responsible for cars parked in any other lot. Paid parking is available at Regents Park, 5050 S. Lake Shore Drive (garage access off of S. East End Ave.). To get to the Regents Park lot from the Art Center, drive north on Cornell to E. 50th Street and make a right. At the stop sign, make a right onto S. East End Ave. Drive south on East End; Regents Park will be on your left, and the garage entrance is before the light at E. Hyde Park Blvd. Regents Park is a short two-block walk to the Art Center.


Public Transportation

The Art Center is easily accessible by public transportation:

cta-logo.jpg Take the #6 Jackson Park Express to E. Hyde Park Blvd. and Cornell Ave.; walk half a block north to 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Or, take the #15 Jeffrey or #28 Stony Island to E. Hyde Park Blvd. and Lake Park Ave.; walk one block east and half a block north to 5020 S. Cornell Ave. For detailed maps and schedules, visit the CTA’s website at http://www.transitchicago.com.


You also can take the Metra Electric to the 51st/53rd Street stop. Exit at 51st Street, walk half a block east and turn left (north) on Cornell to 5020 S. Cornell Ave.

The University of Chicago’s buses also run by the Art Center - the East route, for example, will drop you off right in front of our building!