Musikkens Hus (House of Music) is a venue in

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, Denmark. It is located at Musikkens Plads (Music Square) by the

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in the new cultural center area of the city. Opened in March 2014, the building contains a concert hall and practice rooms for the

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and

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. Additional tenants include Orchestra Norden, as well as two of

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's fine arts divisions, Institute of Music and Danish JazzCenter. The building features a solar-passive design and faces the riverfront. The educational rooms are constructed in a U shape around the central concert hall.

History

After an international architecture competition,

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was selected to design the structure. Construction began in July 2010. The administrative offices moved into the building in July 2013. A new-Nordic restaurant called Musikkens Spisehus (the Music's Eating House) also opened in 2013 in a section of the building with a view to Limfjord. Theatre and acoustics consulting was provided initially by Artec Consultants and late
Arup
The official opening of the concert hall took place March 29, 2014, and was attended by Queen

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. On 27 September 2014,

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and Princess Mary of Denmark presented the

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in the hall.

Tenants

The foundation is today the owner of Musikkens Hus and is therefore renting the facilities out to these: *

has its administration, practice rooms, and concerts in the halls. *

has its music education and research, and their department Danish JazzCenter is also located, in Musikkens Hus. *Orkester Norden has its administration, practice rooms, and concerts in the halls. *

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has its education department and concert facilities in the building.

Facilities

Musikkens Hus contains four halls and a number of practice rooms etc.: *The Concert Hall (or the Main Hall) seats 1,298 people *The Minor Hall seats 300 people *The Rhythmic Hall seats 200 people *The Classical Hall seats 200 people *The Foyer handles 2,150 people for receptions etc. *Musikkens Spisehus is the restaurant of Musikkens Hus and is located out to the Limfjord in two floors

Gallery

File:Aalborg MusikkensHus 2014.jpg, The Concert Hall File:Musikkens Hus - Aalborg - Under construction.JPG, Musikkens Hus, under construction File:Musikkens Hus - front.JPG, Musikkens Hus 2 weeks before opening File:Foyer - Musikkens Hus.jpg, A part of the Foyer of Musikkens Hus during its construction in 2013 File:Musikkens Hus - solceller.JPG, The solar panels cover the southern end of Musikkens Hus File:Logo House of Music.png, Musikkens Logo

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