| Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center | |
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| Alternative names | EMPAC |
| Etymology | Named for Curtis Priem |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Troy, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Opened | October 3, 2008 |
| Cost | $141,000,000 |
| Owner | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Grimshaw Architects, Davis Brody Bond |
| Engineer | Buro Happold |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 1,200 (main concert hall), 400 (theater) |
| Website | |
| https://empac.rpi.edu/ | |
The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) is a multi-venue arts center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, which opened on October 3, 2008. The building is named after Curtis Priem, co-founder of NVIDIA and graduate of the RPI Class of 1982, who donated $40 million to the Institute in 2004.