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The Macao Cultural Centre marks a new era in the cultural history of Macao by offering unique venues for artistic events, conferences and exhibitions, increasing cultural interchange and helping to expand culture amongst the Macao population.

Thus, the Cultural Centre fulfils the cultural needs and improves the quality of life of the cosmopolitan population of Macao. In architectural terms the Cultural Centre is the most recent reference in the Macao urban skyline. With a total area of 45,000 m², the centre includes a garden, a complex of two Auditorias and an Art Museum.

The complex of auditoria is composed of two venues: the Grand Auditorium, with capacity for 1,114 spectators and the Small Auditorium destined for small shows and cinema.

Both auditorias include simultaneous interpretation rooms and modern sound and illumination systems. Besides, there are also conference rooms, exhibition hall, orchestra rehearsal room, multi-purpose rehearsal room, dance studio, green room, etc.

The building comprises an area of 11,920 m², in 5 stories. The Museum includes 5 exhibition rooms in an area of 4,000 m² approximately. This is, in fact, the largest audiovisual space in Macao. The Museum features also a conference room and a multimedia library.

Other facilities at the Cultural Centre are a cafeteria, a bar, box office and information desk.

In summary, the Macao Cultural Centre is an ideal venue for the presentation of local and international artist.

Macau benefits from efficient mean of access by sea, land and air, which make the Cultural Centre the ideal venue to hold international business conferences.

Grand Auditiorium
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The 2-storey, 1,114-seat theatre, in a classical style but with sophisticated equipment, is ideal for a wide range of performances, including symphony concerts, chamber music, opera, dance, variety shows, drama and conventions.

Small Auditorium
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The Small Auditorium, with a capacity of 393 seats, is the perfect theatre for small cast plays, contemporary dances, cinemas and seminars. With a full cinema screen, the Auditorium is fitted with surround sound for movies and other projections.

Conference Room
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Equipped with simultaneous transmission network, the Conference room is a multi-purpose venue, which can accommodate up to 200 people in theatre style for seminars or 100 people sit-down dinner. The area has a flexible spiral layout with movable partition walls that allow the area to be sub-divided into three smaller functional rooms.

Orchestra Rehearsal Room
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The Orchestra Rehearsal Room is of sound-proof construction, with a ceiling that rises to 9m. It is used by performers for concert rehearsals.

Rehearsal Room
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The multi-purpose Rehearsal Room, lined with sprung floors, furnished with mirrors, barre and sound-proof equipped, is suitable for dance and music rehearsals, lectures, demonstrations and product launches.

Music Studio
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The studio is an ideal and spacious area for performers to conduct their rehearsals.

Dance Studio
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Furnished with mirrors and barre, the Dance Studio is used for dance rehearsals, lectures and demonstrations.

VIP Room
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With capacity for up to 50 guests for any types of functions. The VIP room may also be used as a temporary exhibition room. Besides, there is a corridor for private access leading to the Grand Auditorium.

Foyer
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A spacious area where exhibitions and buffets may be held.

Square
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A wide variety of performances maybe held in the Cultural Centre Square. These includes out-door activities, private and social groups hosting open air functions.

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Cool! When was this completed?

It was completed long time ago ... before Macau returned back to China

It was completed long time ago ... before Macau returned back to China
Is it? Thats a surprise...it looks very well maintained! :eek:

And some people complain that it costs a lot of $$ to build .. but it looks nice overall

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The bridge to Cultural Center
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The 16th Macao Arts Festival will beheld from March 7 to April 2 this year to showcase diversified forms of arts from the east and the west, according to the organizer.

The Macao Cultural Institute announced the festival at a press conference Monday in a well-preserved Qing-Dynasty residential house built in 1889, which helped to create an artistic air.

This year's art festival will feature 18 programs and 28 performances from China's mainland and Taiwan, South Korea, Portugal, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, the United States and India.

The festival will coincide with the 4th Macao International Video Art Cycle, a retrospective of 100 years of the Chinese cinema and the 2005 Macao Annual Visual Arts Exhibition.

In a preview of the programs during the press conference, the art pieces were as diverse as the Kun opera, which has been recognized by UNESCO as "a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity," musical theater, puppet theater, Chinese cinema music, Korean percussion music, Brazilian forro and modern dance.

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