Carolina Performing Arts - Memorial Hall 
140 E. Cameron Avenue
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Building Number: 027
Year Built: 1931
At Carolina, the arts are for everyone. The University supports the arts’ fundamental role in Carolina’s culture and campus life through the Arts Everywhere initiative. As one of the University’s premier artistic venues, Memorial Hall is home to Carolina Performing Arts, which offers world-class performances of music, dance and theater, innovative forms of cultural and artistic expression, and lectures by some of today’s most influential speakers. The original gothic structure was erected in 1885 and was replaced in 1931 with this Colonial Revival building. Outside is the Carolina Alumni Memorial in Memory of Those Lost in Military Service and, on a stone stand, the bronze Book of Names, listing all known alumni who perished in military service from the Civil War to present day. For information about performances, visit carolinaperformingarts.org .
Memorial Hall served the campus and community well for 70 years before a 2005 partnership between the State of North Carolina and hundreds of generous donors culminated in its transformation. In that time, the stage saw the likes of Louis Armstrong and his Dixieland All-Stars, poets Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, and the national tours of Broadway musicals such as Grease. Today, the Carolina Performing Arts Series expounds on that great history by offering world-class performances of music, dance and theater, innovative cultural and artistic expression, and lectures. In 2009, Memorial Hall welcomed the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet in the Ballet’s first ever performance in the Southeast.
Building Features:
- Gender Neutral Restroom (Limited Access):
- Floor: BT, Room: 022, Backstage-Dressing Room, Accessible Toilet
- Floor: 01, Room: 124, Backstage, Accessible Toilet