Venue Information

The Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium (commonly known as the Northrop Auditorium or simply Northrop), is a performing arts venue at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is named for Cyrus Northrop, the university's second president. Various events are held there, including concerts, ballet performances, and lectures. The structure was built in 1929 and prior to its renovation completed in 2014, had seating for approximately 4,850 people.

It sits at the north end of Northrop Mall, a grassy area of the core campus which is lined with physics, mathematics, chemistry, and administration buildings, plus Walter Library. Coffman Memorial Union sits at the south end, opposite the auditorium, across Washington Avenue.

The auditorium had been part of Cass Gilbert's plan for Northrop Mall dating back to 1908, but it wasn't until 1922, when Cyrus Northrop died, that the university took a serious interest in building the auditorium. It was dedicated both as a ...