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Robinson Center (Little Rock)
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Robinson Center is the western portion of downtown Little Rock
's Statehouse Plaza, including a 2,609-seat performance hall, an exhibition hall, and various meeting rooms.
The most notable architectural feature of the complex is the south façade of Joseph Taylor Robinson Municipal Auditorium, (since referred to as Robinson Center Music Hall), adorned with columns that echo the Greek Revival style also found in the centerpiece of the plaza, the Old State House Museum.
Under the name Joseph Taylor Robinson Memorial Auditorium, the music hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Additional meeting space complementing Robinson Center's offerings are located to the east of the Old State House, inside Statehouse Convention Center.
The center is named for Joseph Taylor Robinson
, a powerful former U.S. Senator and Congressman and Arkansas governor, and is one of several locations and facilities that bear his name.
The Robinson Center Music Hall and Performance Theater is the primary performance space for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, traveling productions of popular Broadway
plays and musicals, and various concerts throughout the year. It seats 2,609.
The adjoining exhibition hall and meeting areas host conventions for a wide variety of organizations.
Robinson Center is administered by the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, a city government division which maintains its main office there.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
's Statehouse Plaza, including a 2,609-seat performance hall, an exhibition hall, and various meeting rooms.
The most notable architectural feature of the complex is the south façade of Joseph Taylor Robinson Municipal Auditorium, (since referred to as Robinson Center Music Hall), adorned with columns that echo the Greek Revival style also found in the centerpiece of the plaza, the Old State House Museum.
Under the name Joseph Taylor Robinson Memorial Auditorium, the music hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Additional meeting space complementing Robinson Center's offerings are located to the east of the Old State House, inside Statehouse Convention Center.
The center is named for Joseph Taylor Robinson
Joseph Taylor Robinson
Joseph Taylor Robinson was an American politician from Arkansas, of the Democratic Party. He was a state representative, U.S. Representative, 23rd Governor of Arkansas, U.S...
, a powerful former U.S. Senator and Congressman and Arkansas governor, and is one of several locations and facilities that bear his name.
The Robinson Center Music Hall and Performance Theater is the primary performance space for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, traveling productions of popular Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
plays and musicals, and various concerts throughout the year. It seats 2,609.
The adjoining exhibition hall and meeting areas host conventions for a wide variety of organizations.
Robinson Center is administered by the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, a city government division which maintains its main office there.
External links
- Robinson Center page at the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau's LittleRockMeetings.com website
- Wicked performance at Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock AR