VISITING WELLESLEY
Just 12 miles from Boston, Wellesley’s rich and diverse arts scene feels worlds away. Nearby neighbors and Bostonians alike will discover that Wellesley is a wonderful untapped resource for cultural and intellectual pursuits.
Take in the celebrated landscape and architecture. Combine your visit to Wellesley with a stroll through the grounds and see if you don’t feel as inspired by our surroundings as our guest artists do. Designed in consultation with landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., the campus is a historic landmark that showcases the work of distinguished architects, including Ralph Adams Cram, Paul Rudolph, and Rafael Moneo.
Attending an event at Wellesley is as stress-free as it is affecting. Parking is free and readily accessible, our performance spaces are intimate and inviting, and the nearby town of Wellesley offers a variety of fine restaurants. Or join students and faculty on campus for a lively meal at the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center, affectionately called the Lulu. The Wellesley College Club is another option for lunch or dinner.
Podcast tours are available at the Davis Museum—check out Landscape and Architecture and walk with Professor John Rhodes as he presents highlights of the campus. You’ll see Wellesley’s Alumnae Valley, awarded first prize for design by the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2006 for returning a parking lot to native wetland. Pause on the shores of Lake Waban to take in the elaborate topiary on the far shore. And don’t miss the Botanical Gardens, featuring specimens from around the world and its own butterfly garden. Leave inspired. Even if you visit us for just an afternoon or an evening, you’ll find Wellesley will leave you feeling renewed and enriched. For directions to campus, please visit: new.wellesley.edu/about/visit
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