Bell Cultural Events Center

The Bell Cultural Events Center is a busy complex, hosting over 320 events representing more than 70,000 guests throughout the year, not including regular classes. It serves not only the University community but the Kansas City metro as well.

Media Gallery

Conductor stands in front of an orchestra

Conductor stands in front of a choir while they sing. The conductor's back is to the audience

A pianist sits at a piano while the choir sits with their music books and rehearses

Conductor instructs the band while the students listen.

Arts & Humanities

Mabee Performing Arts Hall

Practice & Rehearsal Spaces

Fine & Performing Arts

Sunderland Black Box Theater

📚 Arts & Humanities

The Arts and Humanities Department offers intellectually rigorous programs designed to foster your creativity and promote your aesthetic literacy. Our faculty are strong pedagogues with stellar educational backgrounds, committed to bringing out the best in you.

🎶 Mabee Performing Arts Hall

The 540-seat Mabee Performing Arts Hall is equipped with cutting-edge audiovisual equipment and is acoustically engineered for performance.

Enjoy listening to our band, orchestra, and choir as well as watching our plays and musicals.

🎹 Practice & Rehearsal Spaces

Hone in on your musical skills in one of our many practice spaces. A large selection of practice rooms, each equipped with a piano, are available to use.

🎵 Fine & Performing Arts

Performing Arts at MNU includes a wide offering of vocal ensembles, instrumental ensembles, and theatre productions. Learn more here.

Scholarship opportunities are available!

🎭 Sunderland Black Box Theater

Our black box hosts a variety or small plays, musicals, and improv performances.