Winspear Centre

Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Exterior view of the venue (c.2006)
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Address4 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 4X8
Coordinates53°32′38″N 113°29′15″W / 53.54389°N 113.48750°W / 53.54389; -113.48750
Public transitEdmonton Transit System Light rail interchangeCapital LineMetro LineValley Line Churchill station
OwnerCity of Edmonton
OperatorEdmonton Concert Hall Foundation
TypePerforming arts centre
Capacity1,716
Construction
Broke ground1995
OpenedSeptember 12, 1997
Construction costCA$45 million
($80.7 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectCohos Evamy Partners
Tenants
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Website
www.winspearcentre.com

The Francis Winspear Centre for Music is a performing arts centre located in the downtown core of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Opened in 1997, it is the home of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. The centre is named after Francis G. Winspear, who donated $6 million ($10.6 million today) to the construction of the facility - the single largest private donation to a performing arts facility in Canadian history.

  1. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08.