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| Location | Bute Place, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales |
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| Coordinates | 51°27′54.14″N 3°9′48.72″W / 51.4650389°N 3.1635333°W |
| Owner | Phase 1: Wales Millennium Centre Phase 2: Lime Property Fund (Aviva Investors)[1] |
| Operator | Phase 1: Wales Millennium Centre Phase 2: BBC |
| Type | Company limited by guarantee |
| Capacity | Donald Gordon Theatre: 1,897 BBC Hoddinott Hall: 350 Weston Studio Theatre: 250 Cabaret: 140[3] Grace Williams Studio: 60[5] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 2002 |
| Opened | Phase 1: 26–28 November 2004 Phase 2: 31 January 2009 |
| Renovated | 2022/3 (Phase 1 Refurbishment) |
| Construction cost | Phase 1: £106.2 million[2] Phase 2: £18 million[1] Phase 1 Refurbishment: £4 million[3] |
| Architect | Phase 1: Jonathan Adams (Percy Thomas Partnership) Phase 2: Tim Green and Keith Vince (Capita Percy Thomas) Phase 1 Refurbishment: Richard H Powell (interior designers)[3] |
| Structural engineer | Arup Group |
| Main contractors | Sir Robert McAlpine |
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Building details | |
| Technical details | |
| Material | 4,500 tonnes of structural steel 2,000 tonnes of recycled Welsh slate (cladding) |
| Floor count | 6[6] |
| Floor area | 37,000 m2 (400,000 sq ft)[6] |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Cardiff Bay Baycar Cardiff Waterbus |
Wales Millennium Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru) (WMC) is Wales' national arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales.[7][8] The site covers a total area of 4.7 acres (1.9 ha).[9] Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert.
The centre is Cardiff's principal receiving venue for large-scale opera, ballet, contemporary dance and musicals. It comprises a large theatre and two smaller halls with shops, bars and restaurants. It houses Wales' national orchestra and opera, dance, theatre and literature companies, a total of eight arts organisations in residence.[4]
The main theatre, the Donald Gordon Theatre, has 2,497 seats, and is the second largest stage in Europe.[citation needed] The BBC Hoddinott Hall seats 350 and the Weston Studio Theatre seats 250.[10]
In 2001 Lord Rowe-Beddoe was appointed chair of Wales Millennium Centre, a company limited by guarantee. Peter Swinburn is the current chair of Wales Millennium Centre.[11]
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- ^ a b c "Design Unveiled for £4 Million Major Refurb at Wales Millennium Centre". businessnewswales.com. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Resident Organisations – Organisations working within Wales Millennium Centre". Wales Millennium Centre. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
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- ^ Phillips, Lauren (5 October 2022). "First look inside Wales Millennium Centre's huge multi-million pound refurbishment". www.walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Gavin (1 August 2022). "Wales Millennium Centre Launch Immersive And Extended Reality Arts Venue". GTFM. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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- ^ "Former boss of one of the world's biggest brewing firms the new chair of the Wales Millennium Centre". Media Wales. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2023.