The Neighborhood Without Borders

about mission

UCI is the development, service, and advocacy organization responsible for the growth of University Circle as a premier urban district and world-class center of innovation in health care, education, and arts & culture.

University Circle Inc. (UCI) is the community service corporation creating a premier destination for everyone to experience.

We're doing it by:

  • Developing modern urban living, distinctive hotels, and nationally known restaurants
  • Reviving Cleveland's historic Main Street and connecting it to its historic neighborhoods
  • Creating a seamless neighborhood of active and inviting places and spaces for people of all ages to enjoy
  • Connecting our local business community to our world-class institutions
  • Celebrating our four-season city with the region's largest, free seasonal cultural events
  • Keeping the neighborhood clean, safe, and attractive for more than 3 million people who visit, learn, work, and live here each year

UCI's business model is organized under three major departments:

10 great things you can't miss in University Circle Your support will help University Circle remain a world-class center of innovation in health care, education, and arts & culture.

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The largest collection of authentic works by Rembrandt in a century is opening this weekend at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The seventeenth century Dutch...

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Planetarium Project

planetarium project

The Cleveland Institute of Music, with the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) are please to present "The Planetarium Project: 360 Degrees of Sight & Sound." The stars aligned for this stellar collaborative project more than two years in the making! CIA students created original 360 degree films, scored by CIM composition students. These films will debut on the newly upgraded, state-of-the-art dome at CMNH's Nathan and Fannye Sharfran Planetarium.

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