Gallery Hours
Tuesday – Friday:  1 – 4 pm 
Saturday: 1 – 5 pm
Closed on Sundays and Mondays

HOLIDAY HOURS
The University Galleries will be closed during
the following dates in order to observe the holidays. 
Dec 21, 2017 -January 2, 2018

Contact Information
University Galleries
School of the Arts
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters  
Florida Atlantic University 
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida 33431 
561.297.2661

 

Parking Options

  1. purchase a temporary parking permit  here
    note: vehicle information is required at time of purchase
    as permits are vehicle specific
  2. parking meters on campus provide visitors the opportunity
    to park on campus without obtaining a permit      

 

 

 Maps

Gallery Location

map

When visiting the University Galleries, please be sure to visit the Information
Booth located at the entrance of the FAU Boca Raton campus. Directions to your
most convenient parking location can be obtained here. It is located on Broward
Avenue, near the Glades Road entrance at NW 10th Street.

Click here for walking directions to and from
the Schmidt Center Gallery and the Ritter Art Gallery.

Click here for the FAU Boca Raton Campus Map.

Click here for the FAU OwlExpress Shuttle Route Map.

 

Driving Directions

I-95 to Schmidt Center Gallery
 
  1. From I-95 North/South, exit
    onto Glades Road, heading east.
  2. Around 1 mile from I-95, turn left at the light
    onto West University Drive (main FAU entrance)
  3. An Information Booth is located at this entrance
    on your right hand side,where you can obtain
    a campus map and a Visitor's Pass for $2 
  4. After exiting the Information Booth, make your
    first right turn onto Indian River Street and
    go straight through the stop sign.
  5. Turn left at St. Lucie Avenue South. 
  6. Continue until you reach a 4-way stop sign.
    Make a left onto Arts Avenue.
  7. With your visitor's pass, you may park in
    the parking garage to your left before the roundabout. 
  8. From the garage, walk west towards the University Theatre.
    Once past the building on your left, take a left.
  9. The gallery is located in the Performing Arts building,
    which is marked by a tall, white cubicle tower.
  10. The Schmidt Center Gallery is located
    halfway down the hall on your left.
  11. Metered Parking - $1 per hour -
    is also available on campus
    (the visitor's pass will not work here).

I-95 to Ritter Art Gallery
 
  1. From I-95 North/South,
    exit onto Glades Road, heading east.
  2. Approximately 1 mile from I-95,
    turn left at the light
    onto West University Drive (main FAU entrance)
  3. An Information Booth is located at this entrance
    on your right hand side.
  4. Here, you may obtain a campus map
    and a Visitor's Pass for $2 
  5. After exiting the Information Booth,
    continue north through your first traffic light.
  6. Turn right at Volusia Street (the second traffic light),
    noticing a 4-story parking garage on the left.
    Continue straight until the road turns to right.
  7. Turn into one of the first driveways to the left
    to enter the parking lot in front of the
    S.E. Wimberly Library.
  8. Walk to the area adjacent to the entrance to the Library.
  9. Look up to the east and notice a blue sign
    that says "Ritter Art Gallery" on it.
  10. You must walk under the breezeway past the Chick-fil-A
    (to your left),and head east until you
    intersect a longer breezeway.
  11. At the longer breezeway, turn right
    and look for signs and a stairway headed up 
    to the Ritter Art Gallery entrance.