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Tours

  1. Self-Guided Tour

    Welcome to Bryn Mawr! To go on our self-guided tour, please use this map. There will be QR codes along the way that you can scan for more information.

    Stops

    1. Benham Gateway

      Welcome to Bryn Mawr's self-guided tour! You are currently at Benham Gateway, the first stop on our tour. 

       

      Benham Gateway is the home to Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate Admissions, Financial Aid, and the Controller's Office. Constructed in 1883, Benham Gateway was originally home to the Bryn Mawr Bookstore and is named for Isabel Benham '31. 

      Please see our Undergraduate Admissions website for information about interviews, campus visits, fly-in program, transfer students, college fairs, and the entire application process.

      To continue with the tour, follow the path outlined on the map. There are QR codes at each stop that will open the self-guided tour. Swipe up to learn more about each stop. 

    2. Pembroke Arch

      This is Pembroke Arch, the gateway to campus. It connects two dorms -- Pembroke East and Pembroke West. One of our two dance studios is housed within the arch itself.

      This is an iconic place to meet on campus and you will often see students hanging out waiting for the Blue Bus to Haverford or Tri-Co Van.

    3. Taylor Hall

      Constructed in 1879-1884, Taylor Hall is the original administrative/academic building of the College and is essentially intact including a 130 foot high bell tower which is still operational. Still serving both academics and administrative offices, it houses the Office of the President. Dr. Wendy Cadge begins her tenure as Bryn Mawr's 10th president on July 1, 2024. 

    4. Campus Center

      As the hub of non-academic life, the Marie Salant Neuberger Centennial Campus Center houses the Bookshop, the College Mailroom, student mailboxes, lounge areas, meeting rooms, Uncommon Grounds Café, and the offices for Conferences and Events, Residential Life, Student Engagement, and New Student Programs. Students, faculty, and staff use the campus center for informal meetings and discussion groups as well as campus-wide social events and activities.

    5. Park Science Center

      The Park Science Center is the core of the academic and research community for mathematics and the sciences at Bryn Mawr College. It houses faculty offices, science classrooms, laboratories, lecture halls, the Health Professions Advising Office, and the Collier Science Library. The facility is a collection of interconnected buildings that has been built over time. Since 2015, Bryn Mawr has taken on the two-part renovation project to ensure that students and faculty remain at the forefront in STEM fields. The renovation transforms the facility to better meet current and future needs of core academic programs, like the state-of-the-art Optics Lab in the Physics Wing. 

        

    6. Bern Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center

      The Bern Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center is home to the College's basketball, badminton, swimming and volleyball teams. Renovations made in 2010 through the Smart Women, Strong Women initiative created a 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility that is home to the College's Athletic and Physical Education Department. The Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center houses an eight-lane swimming pool; a wood floor for basketball, badminton and volleyball; and a fitness center that includes aerobic equipment, weight-training machines and a multi-purpose room. Augmenting the facility are two playing fields, a practice field, and seven tennis courts

    7. Canaday Library

      Canaday Library houses the humanities and social sciences collections, Special Collections, the College Archives, computer labs, the Writing Center, the Lusty Cup Cafe, and many library staff offices.

      Bryn Mawr College has three libraries—Canaday, Carpenter, and Collier—offering diverse, technology-enabled learning spaces and programs, including computer labs with a breadth of discipline-specific software, individual and group study areas, and multimedia equipment lending. Artwork from the collections are displayed throughout the campus, with numerous faculty-, staff-, and student-curated exhibits on view every year.

    8. Old Library

      Old Library served as the College's library until 1970 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991. Today, it is used for public gatherings, lectures, and performances. The spacious Great Hall, which was the reading room in the old library, was inspired by buildings at Oxford University. The enclosed courtyard, called the Cloisters, is a gathering space and the former site of Lantern Night, a Bryn Mawr tradition.

    9. Goodhart Hall

      Goodhart Hall was constructed in 1926-28 and underwent a major renovation in 2009. It is an important campus resource housing the McPherson Auditorium, Hepburn Teaching Theater, and Goodhart Music Room. Goodhart is used for ceremonial events, official academic year events, student productions, and visiting performers.

    10. New Dorm

      New Dorm opened in the Fall of 2015 and consists of single rooms for upperclass and first year students.  New Dorm houses one of two dining halls on campus.

    11. Enid Cook '31 Center

      The Enid Cook '31 Center (ECC) is a Black Cultural Center and residence. It was renovated and dedicated in Fall 2015. Operating as both a dorm and cultural center, the ECC is a vibrant hub of activity supporting and celebrating the Black and Latinx BMC student community. The ECC is open to members of Sisterhood*, BACaSO, Mujeres* and Zami+, as well as to those students who identify as Black or Latinx, and those who wish to support them.