Construction begins on National Music Centre in Calgary

Posted Feb 22, 2013 12:36 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Ground has broke at the site of the National Music Centre in Calgary’s East Village.

The 160,000 square foot building will highlight Canada’s musical history and be home to a collection of musical instruments as well as sound production equipment.

The facility will offer performance space, recording studios, educations programs and the King Eddy bar, among other things.

The celebrations will continue Friday night with the ‘NMC Groundbreaker Shaker’.

For more information on the centre, click here.

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