Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

06/18/2026

In January 2002, Barack Obama (then-Illinois State Senator and a senior lecturer at the Law School) presented the keynote address for the University's Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.

24 years later, Obama returns to his home neighborhood of Hyde Park for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center—just down the road from Rockefeller Memorial Chapel!

Photo courtesy of Joon Park/Chicago Maroon Archives.

06/16/2026

☎️Calling all couples who got married at Rockefeller or Bond Chapel☎️

We are excited to launch a new social media series celebrating the beautiful weddings that take place at our chapels, and we would love to feature your special day!

If you are interested in sharing your wedding photos and love story, please complete the following form: https://forms.gle/pr81x9JpUiiVrCru7

06/11/2026

Tower Tours resume on June 24!

Learn about the history of the Chapel and climb the 271 steps to the top of the carillon tower on this 45-minute round trip tour.

Tours run Tuesday - Friday at 11:30 AM and 4:30 PM. $5 suggested donation, free with UCID.

📸: John Zich

06/09/2026

Do you like our new look?💅

Our scaffolding is gone! The restoration project that began in February 2024 is nearly complete. Now you can view the Chapel in its full glory in the lush summer greenery!🌳

06/03/2026

Congrats to the Pritzker School of Medicine Class of 2026!🥳

We were thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of these grads inside Rockefeller Chapel🎓

05/28/2026

AOC and David Axelrod were in the house with !

Earlier this month, the Institute of Politics welcomed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Rockefeller for a conversation with David Axelrod on engaging young people in democracy and healing toxic politics.

Head over to to re-watch the full event livestream.

05/22/2026

Our final Tea and Pipes of the academic year is on Tuesday!

Hear University Organist Thomas Weisflog and guests play a mixture of Baroque, Romantic, and contemporary music on the E.M. Skinner organ. Tea served from 3:45 PM, the music begins at 4 PM.

May 26 / 4 PM / Rockefeller Chapel. Free admission.

05/19/2026

The Lion and the Lute: Music at the Court of Leo X🦁

In honor of the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a sacred concert at Rockefeller Chapel this Friday, May 22. The Schola Antiqua will sing the magnificent choral music of one of the pope’s Leonine forebearers, Pope Leo X, the great patron of the arts.

Friday, May 22 at Rockefeller Chapel:
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Pre-Show Conversation with Michael Anderson, Ada Palmer, and Fr. Nathan Ford, SJC
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Concert

Learn more and register at: lumenchristi.org/concert

05/18/2026

05/12/2026

The closed their Spring Concert with Ode to Joy — a tribute to Barbara Schubert, who celebrated 50 years at the helm of the University Symphony Orchestra this past weekend!

Want to learn more about the carillon? Join us on May 16 for Bells of Spring: Community Day!