PARKING INFORMATION
NOTE: Check wichita.edu/parking for permit requirements and parking rules
Visitors: Use Lots 16N and 16S
Students: Use Lots 1 and 16S
WHAT'S IN HERE
- School of Music building
- classroom + practice + performance areas
- outdoor amphitheater
HISTORY
Duerksen opened in 1956 as the Fine Arts Center and was designed to house the activities of the College of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, a planned wing for the art department was not constructed due to lack of funds. The School of Art and Design (formerly the art department) is now located in the McKnight Art Center and Henrion Hall. The Fine Arts Center was later renamed for alumnus and long time dean of the college, Walter Duerksen. The facility, which houses the School of Music, includes the 530-seat Miller Concert Hall, classrooms and practice studios.