Take a peek inside the Attenborough Centre
Come and take part in a staff tour of the refurbished Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts.
A multi-million pound upgrade of the Grade II* listed building has created a contemporary arts space.
Staff have the opportunity to join a guided tour of the building on Wednesday (16 September). These take no longer than 30 minutes and there's no need to book in advance. Just arrive at the Attenborough Centre reception in time for one of the following slots:
- 11.30 am
- 12.00 noon
- 12.30 pm
- 1.00 pm
- 1.30 pm
The Attenborough Centre will form a dynamic cultural hub on campus, creating a focus for the University and the wider community’s artistic endeavours.
It will host conferences, workshops, residencies, exhibitions and screenings, alongside a public programme combining contemporary art, performance and digital technology.
The space now hosts a state-of-the-art 350-seat auditorium, extensive gallery and display areas designed for art and audio visual installations, rehearsal studios and break-out creativity zones - to be enjoyed by students, staff and the public.
Following a bar and café fit-out as well as installation of state-of-the-art lighting, sound and audio-visual equipment, the public performance programme will launch in spring 2016.
The iconic building, designed by architect Sir Basil Spence and formerly known as the Gardner Arts Centre, has been closed since 2007.
It has now been transformed by award-winning architectural practice, R H Partnership Architects (RHP), into a modern, flexible environment for exhibitions and performance, and an important new teaching and research space for the University.
The building takes its new title in tribute of the University’s former Chancellor, Lord (Richard) Attenborough, and his family.