An annual October tradition since 1980, Humanities Day invites curious thinkers into the classrooms of the University of Chicago to hear a variety of tours, performances, discussions, and lectures from the award-winning faculty of the Division of the Humanities.

Join us as we celebrate what makes the arts and humanities distinctive at the University of Chicago. Explore topics such as Bob Dylan’s bridges, Plato and Descartes on Halloween, and the archaeology of Sinbad the Sailor.

Spend the entire day at Logan Center for the Arts and commemorate its 10th anniversary or visit other unique locations throughout campus.

The Keynote Session with ethnomusicologist Philip V. Bohlman starts the day at Logan Center Performance Hall. Other highlights include a jazz ensemble playing at the Logan Café, tours of the vanessa german exhibit, 100 Years of the Epigraphic Survey in Egypt exhibit, open art studios by master’s degree students, sessions on Bob Dylan’s music, a living sculpture, magical voices, and archaeology.

After the Keynote, you can explore the ISAC Museum, Weston Game Lab, Special Collections in the Regenstein Library, Neubauer Collegium, Smart Museum, and much more. Learn about ancient pottery, philosophy, Hispanic print culture, rare book collections, experimental performance games, and less commonly taught languages.

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