Clay Center (West Virginia)
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The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences - West Virginia in Charleston, West Virginia, USA is a 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m²) facility dedicated to promoting arts, visual arts, and the sciences. All three being housed under one roof makes the Clay Center one of the few of its kind in the United States.
[edit] History
The Clay Center opened on July 12, 2003, and is one of the most ambitious economic, cultural and educational undertakings in West Virginia history. It is currently the home to Avampato Discovery Museum and the West Virginia Symphony.
[edit] Facilities
- The Maier Foundation Performance Hall, an 1,883-seat theater with exceptional acoustics and sight lines
- The Walker Theater, a black-box theater which can accommodate between 150 - 200 people depending upon the set-up
- The Avampato Discovery Museum, which features two floors of interactive science exhibits and an art gallery featuring selections from the Museum's Permanent Collections and traveling exhibitions. Additionally, the Avampato Discovery Museum is proud to house the *ElectricSky Theater which presents planetarium shows and large format films on its giant domed screen
- The Douglas V. Reynolds Intermezzo Cafe, which offers food for hungry visitors during the day and before selected performances
- The BB&T Little Shop of Wonders Gift Shop with items from West Virginia and out-of-state artisans
