| Sheffield Hallam Student Union | |
|---|---|
 The National Centre for Popular Music | |
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| Former names | National Centre for Popular Music |
| Alternative names | The HUBs |
| General information | |
| Type | Museum (former), student union |
| Architectural style | Avant-garde |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Address | Paternoster Row |
| Coordinates | 53°22′39″N 1°27′58″W / 53.3775°N 1.4660°W |
| Current tenants | Sheffield Hallam University Students' Union |
| Completed | February 1999 |
| Inaugurated | 1 March 1999 |
| Cost | £15 million (Lottery funded by £11m) |
| Owner | Sheffield Hallam University |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Stainless steel drums |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Nigel Coates |
| Architecture firm | Branson Coates |
The National Centre for Popular Music was a museum in Sheffield, England, for pop and rock music and contemporary culture generally, a £15 million project largely funded with contributions from the National Lottery, which opened on 1 March 1999, and closed in June 2000. However, the plan for the centre was devised in the mid-1980s and Sheffield City Council were aiming to raise the money for it in April 1993[1] so the concept long predated the Tony Blair / Cool Britannia era of which it was seen as a notable failure.
- ^ "Council outlines museum scheme", Music Week, 17 April 1993