Walter E. Washington Convention Center
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center | |
|---|---|
Walter E. Washington Convention Center in 2023 | |
| Address | 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW |
| Location | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′18″N 77°01′23″W / 38.9051°N 77.023°W |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 2,300,000 sq ft (210,000 m2) |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 703,000 sq ft (65,300 m2) |
| • Breakout/meeting | 77 rooms |
| • Ballroom | 52,000 square-foot Ballroom (can be divided into three sections) |
| Parking | Pay parking nearby |
| Public transit access |
Washington Metro at Mount Vernon Square |
| Website | |
| eventsdc | |
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is a 2.3-million-square-foot (210,000 m2) convention center located in Washington, D.C., owned and operated by the city's convention arm, Events DC. Designed in a joint venture by the Atlanta-based architecture firm Tvsdesign, Washington, D.C.–based architects Devrouax & Purnell Architects Planners PC and Mariani and Associates, the convention center is located in a superblock bounded by Mount Vernon Square and 7th, 9th and N streets, N.W. It is served by the Mount Vernon Square station on the Yellow and Green lines of the Washington Metro. It was completed in 2003.
The center is noted for its extensive permanent collection of contemporary art, the largest of any convention center in the United States and one of the largest public art collections in Washington, D.C., outside of a museum, including works by Sam Gilliam, Sol LeWitt, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Sarah Sze, and Carrie Mae Weems.