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Baird Center | |
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Coordinates | 43°2′23″N 87°55′2″W / 43.03972°N 87.91722°W |
Operator | Wisconsin Center District |
Opened | 1998 2024 (phase 2) | (phase 1)
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Enclosed space | |
• Exhibit hall floor | 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) |
• Ballroom |
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Public transit access | MCTS |
The Baird Center (formerly Wisconsin Center, Midwest Express Center, Midwest Airlines Center, Frontier Airlines Center, and Delta Center) is a convention and exhibition center located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The center is part of a greater complex of buildings which includes the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Miller High Life Theatre, and was a replacement for the former Great Hall portion of the MECCA Complex.
The convention center hosted the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The event was initially planned to be held in the nearby Fiserv Forum but was ultimately downsized due to the COVID-19 pandemic.