Sanders Theatre and Lowell Lecture Hall, and other smaller classroom spaces in Memorial Hall and Lowell Lecture Hall, are scheduled by the FAS Registrar’s Office during daytime hours during term time. Event/meeting scheduling is not considered during these times when academic scheduling is prioritized:
Sanders Theatre (capacity 1000), Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm
Memorial Hall room 028 (capacity 26), Mon-Wed, 9am-5pm; Thu, Fri, 9am-3pm (lower level)
Memorial Hall rooms 029, 030 (capacities 20/22), Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm (lower level)
Memorial Hall rooms 202, 302, 303 (capacities 24/16/20), Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (tower area; note that 302 and 303 require stairs for access)
Lowell Lecture Hall (capacity 352), Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm
Lowell Lecture Hall room B12 (capacity 24), Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm (lower level)
Lowell Lecture Hall rooms B11, B13, B14, B15 (capacities 22/24), 9am-5pm (lower level)
Classrooms are also reserved as support space for events in Sanders Theatre and Lowell Hall respectively. Availability will be limited at certain times.
Rooms for meetings and rehearsals
Classrooms may be reserved by Harvard College undergraduate student groups officially recognized by the Dean of Students Office for one-time and recurring meetings. Reservations will be accepted at the start of the semester and throughout the term via RoomBook, the FAS room scheduling system. Student group leaders may arrange access to RoomBook through the Dean of Students Office. For questions about Memorial Hall and Lowell Lecture Hall room specifics, or scheduling questions, email memhall@fas.harvard.edu.
Individual students are welcome to use Memorial Hall and Lowell Lecture Hall classroom spaces on an ad hoc for personal use or small gatherings–study sessions, music practice, or convening an informal group–when rooms are not otherwise scheduled with classes, rehearsals, or as support space for Sanders Theatre or Lowell Lecture Hall events. However, reservations cannot made for individual students or unrecognized groups.
Note that Memorial Hall rooms 202, 302 and 303 require specifically programmed HUIDs for access. Undergraduates have default access, via elevator or stairs, to the second floor. Graduate students, faculty, and staff do not have access to this area. Meetings involving graduate students, other Harvard affiliates, or campus guests, are better served in other spaces, including Memorial Hall’s lower level rooms, when available. Note also that Memorial Hall rooms 302 and 303 require two flights of stairs from the second floor and are not wheelchair accessible.
Music practice rooms
Several rooms in Memorial Hall are dedicated to music practice, including
–Memorial Hall room 014:
Available to undergraduate and GSAS students only. The room is NOT available to faculty, staff, post-docs, or students at other graduate schools.
Room contains a drum kit, amps, upright piano. Suitable for one person or a small ensemble. Individual students may arrange for access by going to the Memorial Hall administrative office to fill out a contract. HUIDs will be programmed for access; students may reserve time or use the room on an ad hoc basis. The room is available during term time in the fall and spring only.
–Memorial Hall room 015:
Available to undergraduate students only.
Room contains large orchestra/jazz percussion–timpani, marimba (currently under repair), other pieces, and can also store a limited number of harps and double basses. (Preference is given to HRO members; other undergraduates may store their harp or double bass as space permits.) Individual students sign a contract for storage and/or use of the room to practice their own large instrument or the percussion equipment stored. A key will be given for the academic year, expected to be returned before the end of the spring term. Use of the room may be scheduled in advance or on an ad hoc basis during term time only. Summer storage for instruments may be possible, depending on space availability. The room is not generally available for practice over the summer.
-In addition, students are welcome to use pianos located in the following classroom spaces when classes and other meetings or rehearsals have not been reserved: Memorial Hall room 038 (the Green Room), Memorial Hall room 016, and all lower level classrooms in Lowell Lecture Hall. Individual students may not reserve these rooms however; use is on an ad hoc basis.
-A limited number of smaller lockers may be available to undergraduates who need to store smaller instruments. Access is restricted to building hours and during times when Sanders Theatre events are not scheduled. Students must sign a contract and provide their own lock.
For all questions about access to Memorial Hall practice rooms and instrument storage, contact memhall@fas.harvard.edu.
Requests for the use of Lowell Lecture Hall for rehearsals
Lowell Lecture Hall is used for standing weekly rehearsals for both faculty-conducted and student led groups in the afternoon and evening Monday through Thursday, Saturday mornings, and all day on Sunday. Though the time is limited, requests from officially recognized student groups for ad hoc rehearsals may be considered. Email memhall@fas.harvard.edu.
Requests for the use of Lowell Lecture Hall for student groups events
Requests for Lowell Lecture Hall (capacity 352) for student group events are accepted via an application process. Applications are accepted in April for the fall term and November for the spring term. More information.
Requests for the use of Sanders Theatre for student group events
Sanders Theatre is not generally available for rehearsal scheduling. While some number of student group events are historically scheduled on an annual basis, under the auspices of the Office for the Arts and the Dean of Students Office, student groups may submit proposals for events that require a space as large as Sanders Theatre, provided the space can support the event proposed and the calendar allows such scheduling. Note that student groups may not submit proposals on behalf of an non-Harvard group; the event proposed must be Harvard business, presented/produced by the student group, and of benefit to the Harvard community. Fees for use will apply. Write to memhall@fas.harvard.edu with specific questions and, ideally, with a range of preferred dates. More information about parameters will be shared if the scheduling is a possibility.
Lost and Found
Any items found in Memorial Hall and Lowell Lecture Hall spaces will be delivered to the Administrative Office, room 027, in the lower level of Memorial Hall. Call 617.496.4595 or stop by during office hours, Monday through Friday, 10am-6pm (closed for University holidays.) Items deemed of value may be handed over to Harvard University Police. Items not claimed will be given to charity.
FOOD & DRINK; Catering
NOTE: Food and drink is not permitted in Sanders Theatre or Lowell Lecture Hall. Food is not permitted in music practice rooms; bottled water is permitted. Other areas, including Memorial Hall and Lowell Lecture Hall classrooms, may support casual food and drink. Remains must be cleared and removed at the end of each gathering so that a clean room is available for the next group using it. Large scale catering and open invitation “social” events involving food are not generally scheduled. Some spaces, including the Memorial Hall Transept, require the catering services of Harvard’s Crimson Catering, 617.496.6000