Maison de la Culture de Bourges [Bourges]
type: Item
label: Maison De La Culture Bourges @nl
label: Maison de la Culture de Bourges
description: theatre building in Bourges, France
description: Franse organisatie @nl
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 134218
Wikidata source: Q3279695
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Country: France
City: Bourges
GPS: Point(2.3991 47.0792)
Web: www.mcbourges.com
Postal Code: 18005
Wikidata instance: Q3476585
Wikidata instance: Q1329623
opening date: 1963-01-01T00:00:00Z
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q186821
Carthalia ID: 3810
Note: Built 1939-1940 by Marcel Pinon as Salle des Fêtes. 1963 rebuilding, installing two theatre halls (916 and 350 seats), exhibition space and a discotheque. Re-opened 12 Oct 1963 as Maison de la Culture de Bourges (MCB). 2012-2013 rebuilding, preserving only the protected façade. When Roman ruins were discovered during construction, the rebuilding was stopped. In 2013, the city decided to abandon the site and built a new Maison de la Culture 200 metres south.