Rarig Center

The Rarig Center is a brutalist theater, television, radio, and classroom building on the University of Minnesota's campus in the West Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.

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Type: Theater building
Description: building in the University of Minnesota campus
Also known as: “RarigC”
Address: 330 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Weisman Art Museum and West Bank station.

Weisman Art Museum

Museum

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Weisman Art Museum is an art museum at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1934 as University Gallery, the museum was originally housed in an upper floor of the university's Northrop Auditorium. Weisman Art Museum is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Rarig Center.

West Bank station

Railway station

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West Bank station is a light rail station along the Metro Green Line in Minneapolis. It serves the West Bank campus of the University of Minnesota, as well as the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. West Bank station is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Rarig Center.

The Cedar Cultural Center

Theater building

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The Cedar Cultural Center is a music venue in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, near the West Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. It is a 503 non-profit organization and operated by volunteers. The Cedar Cultural Center is situated 1,400 feet west of Rarig Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cedar-Riverside and University.

Cedar-Riverside

Neighborhood

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Cedar-Riverside, also referred to as the West Bank, or simply Riverside, is a neighborhood within Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River to the north and east, Interstate 94 to the south, and Hiawatha Avenue and Interstate 35W to the west.

University

Neighborhood

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University is a neighborhood within the greater University community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is almost completely occupied by the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, hence the name.

Dinkytown

Quarter

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Dinkytown is an historic commercial hub in Minneapolis's Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, centered at 14th Avenue and 4th Street SE. Located immediately north of the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus, the district spans several city blocks packed with independent businesses, restaurants, and student apartments.

Rarig Center

Categories: built structure, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.97044° or 44° 58′ 14″ north

Longitude

-93.24247° or 93° 14′ 33″ west

Inception

1970

Operator

University of Minnesota

Named after

Frank Rarig

Open location code

86P8XQC5+52

OpenStreetMap ID

way 255808942

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q20710043

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Rarig Center” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Rarig Center”

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Highlights include Music Library and West Bank Community Garden.

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