Descriptive Building Tour

Welcome to the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, home to the Department of Performing and Media Arts. This building tour will offer useful information for your visit. To see a PDF version of this story with directional arrows, click here.

The Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts is located at 430 College Avenue, Ithaca, NY. An ADA accessible double front door leads into the main floor lobby.

Exterior of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts under a blue sky, from across College Avenue.

MAIN FLOOR

Enter the front doors and proceed down the ramp into the main lobby.

Front double doors of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, with an ADA push button to the left of the doors.

Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts main floor lobby, angling up the ramp towards the front door on the left, with three box office windows on the right.

From the main lobby, proceed left towards the elevator or right towards the Kiplinger Theatre.

Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts main floor lobby, with the elevator on the left and the entrances to the Kiplinger Theatre on the right.

Access the orchestra section of the Kiplinger Theatre via a ramp.

Ramp leading towards the Kiplinger Theatre on the main floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Ramp leading towards the door of the Kiplinger Theatre on the main floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Or via stairs.

Steps leading into the Kiplinger Theatre on the main floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

From the main floor lobby, access the elevator, or use the stairs on the right to go down to the basement.

Elevator on the main floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts lobby, with stairs leading down to the basement on the right.

Across from the main floor elevator, proceed through the hallway towards the Class of ‘56 Flexible (Flex) Theatre.

Three pairs of open double doors on the main floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, leading to the Class of ’56 Flexible Theatre.

Access the single-use all-gender restroom on the main floor by proceeding past the Flex Theatre on your left towards the scene shop…

Class of ’56 Flexible Theatre double doors on the main floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts lobby, with the scene shop in the background.

…Then make a right down this hallway.

Hallway on the main floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts lobby, with a single-use all-gender bathroom in the background.

Single-use all-gender bathroom on the main floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

BASEMENT

From the basement, access the elevator, or use the stairs to go down to the Dance Studio Theatre or up to the main floor.

Across from the basement elevator, proceed through the hallway towards the Film Forum.

Elevator in the basement of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, with stairs leading up to the main floor in the background, and a doorway leading into the Film Forum on the right.

Access the women’s and men’s restrooms in the basement, next to the elevator.

Multi-person women’s and men’s bathrooms in the basement of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, with an elevator on the right.

SUB-BASEMENT

Across from the sub-basement elevator, proceed through the hallway towards the Black Box Theatre.

The entrance to the Class of ‘56 Dance Studio Theatre is beside the men’s bathroom. Access the women’s and men’s restrooms in the sub-basement, next to the elevator.

Multi-person women’s and men’s bathrooms in the sub-basement of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, with a doorway leading to the Class of ’56 Dance Studio Theatre in the background, and an elevator on the right.

SECOND FLOOR

From the second-floor elevator, proceed past the administrative office on the right, then make a right at the end of the hallway to get to the Chair’s Suite (Room 220).

Hallway on the second floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts leading to Conference Room 220.

Access two single-use all-gender restrooms on the second floor by proceeding past the administrative office on your left into the lounge and making a right down the hallway.

Hallway on the second floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts leading to the lounge and two single-use all-gender bathrooms.

THIRD FLOOR

Across from the third-floor elevator, proceed through the hallway towards the Ballet Studio (Room 320).

Hallway on the third floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts leading to the door of the Ballet Studio in the background.

Proceed through this doorway to get to the women’s and men’s restrooms and locker rooms.

Elevator on the third floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, with a doorway leading to the bathrooms, locker rooms and emergency exit stairs in the background.

Across from the locker rooms, access the emergency exit stairs.

Multi-person women’s and men’s bathrooms and locker rooms on the third floor of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, with a doorway leading to emergency exit stairs in the background.

Additional Information

We hope that you enjoy your experience at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Follow these links for additional information about our building, venues, and accessibility.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please email us at pma@cornell.edu or include your feedback on the accessibility request form.