OLD CABELL HALL AUDITORIUM

Old Cabell Hall. 112 Cabell Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22904

The centerpiece of Old Cabell Hall at UVA, which houses the McIntire Department of Music, is its auditorium. Due to extensive renovations in the late 1990s to ensure handicap accessibility and improve the quality of seating, capacity was reduced to 851 seats. Hanging above the stage inside the auditorium is a copy of Raphael’s School of Athens that replaced an earlier copy lost in the Rotunda fire of 1895. n 2012, the mural “The Student’s Progress” by Lincoln Perry was completed outside of the auditorium. See to the left an Old Cabell Seating Chart.

Directions & Parking

Old Cabell Hall is located at the south end of the historic Lawn, directly opposite the Rotunda. Parking is available at several locations both on and off "grounds". Below are a few of the parking options and to the left a campus map:

Central Grounds Garage
The Central Grounds Garage is located on 400 Emmet Street under the University Bookstore. It is open to everyone; parking charges apply.

From the north: Follow 29 South through Charlottesville. As you pass Barracks Road Shopping Center, 29 South changes into Emmet Street. Follow Emmet Street through three lights. The fourth light will be at the intersection of Emmet and Ivy. The UVA tennis courts will be ahead of you on the left. Stay on Emmet through this intersection. After you pass Lewis Mountain Road on your right, the entrance to the parking garage will be on your left.

From I-64: Take Exit 118B to Charlottesville and then take the next right hand exit (it comes up very quickly). At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Fontaine Avenue, towards Charlottesville. At the second light, go straight as Fontaine changes into Jefferson Park Avenue. Pass through a blinking yellow light. At the next stoplight, turn left onto Emmet Street. After you pass under two bridges, turn right into the parking garage.

C-1 Parking Lot
The C-1 lot is located off McCormick Road behind Clark and Bryan Halls. This lot is the closest parking for limited mobility patrons. Parking in most spaces in the C1 parking lot are free for everyone after 5:00pm; however, there are some spaces that are permit parking "at all times". The spaces that are reserved at all times, are designated by appropriate signage. On the evenings when the Tuesday Evening Concert Series and the Charlottesville Symphony are performing in Old Cabell Hall, only patrons who have obtained parking permits from those organizations, when purchasing season subscriptions, may use this lot.

From the north: Follow 29 South through Charlottesville. As you pass Barracks Road Shopping Center, 29 South changes names and becomes Emmet Street. Follow Emmet Street through three lights. The fourth light will be at the intersection of Emmet and Ivy. The UVA tennis courts will be ahead of you on the left. Stay on Emmet through this intersection. You will pass under a pedestrian overpass. Immediately after this, turn right onto the ramp leading up to McCormick Road. At the top of the ramp, turn left onto McCormick Road. Take the first right onto Cabell Drive, which is the entrance to the parking lot.

From I-64: Take Exit 118B to Charlottesville and then take the next right exit (it comes up very quickly). At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Fontaine Avenue, towards Charlottesville. At the second light, go straight as Fontaine changes into Jefferson Park Avenue. Pass through a blinking yellow light. At the next stoplight, turn left onto Emmet Street. You will pass under a bridge; immediately after this, turn left onto the ramp leading up to McCormick Road. At the top of the ramp, turn left onto McCormick Road. Take the next right onto Cabell Drive, which is the entrance to the parking lot.

More information about other parckings, public transportations from parkings and accesibility consult the Department of Music page