RUBENSTEIN ARTS CENTER
Including the von der Heyden Studio Theatre, Ruby Lounge, Ruby Film Theatre, Studios and The Gallery

 

Located on Duke's central campus, the Rubenstein Arts Center (The Ruby) sits at the intersection of Anderson Street and Campus Drive, just a short walk from the Sarah P Duke Gardens and the Nasher Art Museum. Established in 2015 and opened in 2018, the 70,000+ square foot building features flexible multipurpose studios, dance studios, seminar classrooms, a makerspace, the Ruby Lounge, the von der Heyden Studio Theater, a film screening theater and more.

The Ruby is home to the programs in Dance, Cinematic Arts and WXDU 88.7 FM. It also hosts a variety of public programming including performances, film screenings and exhibitions.

The Rubenstein Arts Center is open to the public Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, and Saturday - Sunday 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM.

The Arts Center Box Office is located at the information desk on the first floor and opens one hour prior to an event.

The Duke University Box Office is in the Bryan Center and is open Tuesday - Friday, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

VENUE ADDRESS

2020 Campus Drive, Durham NC, 27708

PARKING INFORMATION

The Ruby does not have a dedicated parking lot, so please plan ahead, especially if you are visiting during business hours. Visitor parking is available for $2/hour in pay-by-space lots in several locations near the Rubenstein Arts Center, including:

 

• The Campus Drive lot is located at the corner of Campus Drive and Anderson Street, is directly across the street. This lot may be open for special event parking, and this will be communicated to patrons over email. Otherwise, visitors may park in this lot on weekends (after 5pm Friday through Sunday evening) with a valid Duke parking permit or via the PayByPhone app or by calling 866-234-7275 (location #3121).
• The Nasher Museum of Art, located at 2001 Campus Drive, has a pay-by-space lot with both kiosks and PayByPhone. Please click here for more information.
• Sarah P. Duke Gardens, located at 420 Anderson Street, has a pay-by-space lot with both kiosks and PayByPhone. Please click here for more information.
• There is also limited free street parking along Alexander Avenue and Oregon Street (less than a five-minute walk from the arts center).

If you are coming from elsewhere on Dukes campus during the day, we recommend that you take Duke Transits free and frequent East-West bus service, which stops just a few steps from the building.

 

DIRECTIONS BY BUS

The easiest way to reach the Rubenstein Arts Center from elsewhere on campus is to take a free Duke Transit shuttle bus along Campus Drive. The main East-West bus (C1) runs seven days a week during the academic year, with service throughout the day and well into the night. Other routes offer service from Smith Warehouse or Central Campus but run only on weekdays.

 

• C1: East-West. Runs 7 days/week, early morning until past midnight
• CSW: Smith Warehouse. Runs weekdays only, morning to early evening
• C2: East-Central-West (weekdays only)
• C3: East-Science (weekdays only)
• C4: Central-West (weekday mornings only)

DIRECTIONS BY CAR

• From Raleigh/East via Interstate 40 West: Take exit 279B to N.C. State Route 147 North, Durham Freeway. Continue on Durham Freeway and take Exit 14, Swift Avenue. Turn LEFT onto Swift Avenue. Continue for about one quarter mile to Campus Drive. Turn RIGHT onto Campus Drive. The arts center is located on your right between Oregon and Anderson Streets.
• From Chapel Hill/South via Chapel Hill Boulevard, US. 15-501 North: In Durham, take U.S. 15-501 North, marked Duke University/Medical Center (Do not take 15-501 Business). Continue on 15-501 and take Exit 107, marked N.C. State Route 751/Duke University West Campus. Turn RIGHT onto N.C. 751 and continue for about one mile. At the third traffic light, Duke University Road, turn LEFT. Continue on Duke University Road for about 8/10th of a mile, turn LEFT on Anderson Street. The arts center is on your right at the intersection of Anderson Street and Campus Drive.
• From Virginia/North via Interstate 85 South: In Durham, take Exit 174A for US 15-501 South Bypass-Duke University/Chapel Hill. Continue on U.S. 15-501 and take Exit 107, marked N.C. State Route 751/Duke University West Campus. Turn LEFT onto N.C. 751 and continue for about 1 mile. At the fourth traffic light, Duke University Road, turn LEFT. Continue on Duke University Road for about 8/10th of a mile, turn LEFT on Anderson Street. The arts center is on your right at the intersection of Anderson Street and Campus Drive.
• From the Triad/West via Interstate 85 North: In Durham, take Exit 172, N.C. State Route 147, Durham Freeway. Continue on Durham Freeway and take Exit 14, Swift Avenue. Turn RIGHT onto Swift Avenue. Continue for about one quarter mile to Campus Drive. Turn RIGHT onto Campus Drive. The arts center is located on your right between Oregon and Anderson Streets.

ACCESSIBLE PARKING & VENUE INFORMATION

Accessible parking is available in the Campus Drive Lot (also known as the Duke University Campus Drive/H lot), located across Anderson Street from the Ruby. Please note that parking in the Nasher Museum of Art lot is not recommended.

All main entrances are equipped with automatic door openers for your convenience. Additionally, an elevator near the information desk provides access to all public floors within the building.

Please click here for an Accessible Entrance and Parking Map.