Winspear Centre
Exterior view of the venue (c.2006) | |
| Address | 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4X8 |
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| Coordinates | 53°32′38″N 113°29′15″W / 53.54389°N 113.48750°W |
| Public transit | Churchill station |
| Owner | City of Edmonton |
| Operator | Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation |
| Type | Performing arts centre |
| Capacity | 1,716 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1995 |
| Opened | September 12, 1997 |
| Construction cost | CA$45 million ($80.7 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Cohos Evamy Partners |
| Tenants | |
| Edmonton Symphony Orchestra | |
| Website | |
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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.