Location | 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI |
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Owner | Rhode Island Convention Center Authority |
Operator | ASM Global |
Construction | |
Opened | November 24, 1993[1] |
Architect | Howard, Needles, Tammen, and Bergendoff[1] |
Website | |
www.riconvention.com |
The Rhode Island Convention Center is an exposition center in downtown Providence, RI. Opened in 1993,[1] it is the largest convention center in Rhode Island, with about 130,000 square feet (12,000 m2) of exhibition space, including a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) exhibit hall. It is connected by skybridges to the Amica Mutual Pavilion, and the adjacent Omni Hotels Omni Providence Hotel (formerly The Westin).[2] The ground level features a main exhibition hall with 100,000 square feet, and the upper level has a ballroom and meeting halls.[3] The building has a five-story glass front with a large space outside the meeting rooms and exhibit halls where visitors can gather and mingle.[3] The center is operated by the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority, which also operates the Amica Mutual Pavilion and Veterans Memorial Auditorium.[3]