Arts and culture

Through music, literature, performance, and visual art, Notre Dame explores how the arts connect and unify us.

Ceiling of the Mary Queen of Families Chapel in the Raclin Murphy Museum of art

Arts and Culture

Prisons of our own perceptions

Scott Jackson's Acting Shakespeare class is a transformative experience

A group of incarcerated individuals stand in a circle in a classroom. Some wear orange and gray beanies. A chalkboard with writing and a graph is behind them. Drawings and photos of butterflies and insects are taped to the wall. They appear to be engaged in a group activity.

Arts and Culture

Fighting for our cultural heritage

Two Notre Dame professors equip Ukrainian students to identify, record, and preserve their culture in the midst of war

A golden mosaic wall with a large red cross, with ornate cushioned pews in the foreground covered by a blanket.
  • Duncan and Ruth Stroik pose for a photo in front of their four-columned home.

    Article

    Raffaella, Aloft

    A dancer whose too-short life was a prayer to share the beauty of her art performs something of a healing miracle in death: inspiring a rare new, original ballet in her memory.

  • A person stands on a stage, lit by spotlights, with their arm extended while performing.

    Article

    Fighting for Shakespeare for all

    When Christy Burgess started the Robinson Shakespeare Company in 2008, the idea of the youth acting troupe one day performing in England would have been laughed off as an impossible dream.

  • A dinosaur skull, with sharp teeth and a dark brown color, is displayed on a stand.

    Article

    Saving Peck's Rex

    A Notre Dame paleontologist, one of the world’s largest T. rex specimens and a tense standoff in the badlands of Montana

  • Black and white photo of the Giants baseball team with halftone texture.

    Article

    In the presence of Giants

    How Notre Dame students and faculty are uncovering the legacy of South Bend's underrepresented baseball teams.

  3. A smiling man in a dark suit, colorful patterned shirt, and a lapel pin looks up from a table covered in architectural drawings. The drawings feature detailed building designs, including one prominent red brick building.

    Article

    Drawing on the past

    Cutting-edge technology and time-tested techniques inform historic preservation and instruct students in building anew.

  5. A collage of architectural sketches, watercolor paintings of historic buildings, and urban planning maps.

    Article

    Form and function

    The School of Architecture marks 50 years of the Rome Studies Program

  6. A woman in green glasses and a dark blazer reads an open book at a brown desk. Several books are on the desk. Behind her, two computer monitors display a dark head silhouette with a red brain section.

    Video

    ND :30 - Kate Marshall

    Kate Marshall studies American fiction in the 20th and 21st centuries. Her research explores the genres writers are using to speculate about the human in a world of changing environments, technologies, and ways of being together.

  7. Framed caricature sketch of a man with a mustache, facing left, signed and dated March 18, 1954, leaning against books on a wooden shelf.

    Article

    G.K. Chesterton and Notre Dame

    The writer’s things add a new dimension to the University’s presence in London

  8. Video

    Hall of Casts

    In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, cast-plaster fragments of classical and historical buildings were collected so working-class people and students who couldn't afford to travel would be able see some of the world's greatest art and architectural masterpieces.

  9. A glowing archway in a dark, brick-like space.

    Article

    Heritage in the kiln

    Renewal and sustainability through traditional brickmaking.

  10. Gallery view in the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, with framed religious paintings on royal blue and white walls. Light wood floors reflect the artwork.

    Photo Essay

    In the galleries

    The visitor experience in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.

  11. A white castle with multiple towers and spires sits by a calm lake with a white swan, surrounded by a lush green forest.

    Article

    The inspiration place

    Writers and artists find space to create at Ireland’s Kylemore Abbey

  12. A mounted wound roll of microfiche showing very small, highly detailed images of book scans.

    Article

    Legacy in preservation: Notre Dame safeguards irreplaceable manuscripts

    How a relationship born out of the Cold War made the Hesburgh Libraries an essential destination for medieval research.

  13. A man in a red polo shirt stands and gestures while speaking to a diverse group of adults sitting at a table in a classroom.

    Article

    Fighting for literacy across America

    Inclusive ways of reading, writing and speaking amplify diverse student voices

  14. An artist paints a section of a stained-glass window depicting Saint Joseph and Jesus using a blue hue from a watercolor palette on a light table.

    Article

    Painting with light

    New class explores the history, significance, and making of stained glass.

  15. Stylized image of a person with dark hair, looking upwards. A nighttime view of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Seine River is superimposed over their face and chest. A faded image of Notre Dame's facade overlays the upper right corner.

    Article

    Rising from the ashes

    Notre Dame architecture students get a behind-the-scenes look at the restoration of Cathedral of Notre-Dame.

Discover and engage
  1. A woman with short dark hair smiles slightly while looking off-camera. She wears a brown, fleece-lined winter jacket. In the background, snow rests on dried plants in front of a tan brick wall.

    Podcast

    Cold plunges and unicorns

    Anthropologist Cara Ocobock reveals what extreme cold reveals about our bodies and human resilience, and why hunting a “unicorn” is harder than it looks.

  2. A snow-covered parking lot at the University of Notre Dame. Dozens of cars are buried under thick mounds of white snow, with one yellow Jeep featuring an ND logo on the spare tire cover visible amidst the winter landscape.

    Photo Essay

    Plunging into winter

    The month in photos, January 2026

  3. A wooden mannequin is manipulated like a marionette by two large, silhouetted hands from above. The background is divided vertically down the center into solid blue and red sections, symbolizing themes of control and political polarization.

    Article

    Are we social media's puppets?

    Peacebuilder Lisa Schirch believes better tech platforms can bolster democracy.

  4. Aerial view of the University of Notre Dame campus covered in snow at sunset. The Golden Dome and Basilica of the Sacred Heart spire stand against a vibrant orange sky above snow-dusted rooftops and a central quad with intersecting walkways.

    Article

    Sustainers of hope: How Notre Dame pursued breakthroughs for a world in need in 2025

    The year in review.

  5. A bright lightning bolt flashes down behind the dark spire of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and the illuminated Golden Dome of Notre Dame's Main Building under a grey, stormy sky.

    Photo Essay

    25 images of 2025

    From the changing built environment to the changing seasons, every one of the 365 days of 2025 looked different.

  6. Snowy winter night at the University of Notre Dame. The Golden Dome of the Main Building and the spire of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart glow, surrounded by warm lights and a blue-lit Christmas tree.

    Video

    Merry Christmas from Notre Dame

  7. A smiling woman with glasses and brown hair pulled back stands in front of a dark blue background with abstract white digital lines and binary code.

    Podcast

    A human-centered framework for AI ethics

    In this episode, Meghan Sullivan explains the DELTA framework, a human-centered approach to AI ethics—and why the choices we make today will define how this powerful technology shapes our future.

  8. Aerial view of a red and organge sunset over the skyline of the Notre Dame campus

    Photo Essay

    A blend of seasons

    The month in photos, November 2025

  9. Aerial view of the classical, domed former Gary City Hall building with a 'Welcome to Gary' sign on the front lawn.

    Article

    Fighting for community regeneration

    Gary, Indiana, has been a song lyric, a cultural hub, a stigma, a city to rush past, but now it is poised to revitalize, thanks in part to Notre Dame's School of Architecture.