OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) is pleased to welcome the media to the official groundbreaking of the “new” NAC on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 in the 4th Stage. The NAC was a centennial project and opened its doors in 1969. The NAC will be renewed to mark Canada’s 150th Anniversary with a warm and inviting entrance that will embrace Confederation Square, including new performance and public spaces and improved accessibility, with a grand opening slated for Canada Day in 2017.   

Media are invited to attend:

WHAT:             News Conference and Official Groundbreaking of the “new” NAC
WHEN:            Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:          Fourth Stage, National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street, Ottawa

WHO:               Ms. Adrian Burns, Chair of the NAC Board of Trustees

                        Peter Herrndorf, President and CEO of the National Arts Centre

                        The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage

                        Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa and member of the NAC Board of Trustees

                        Donald Schmitt, Principal Architect-Diamond Schmitt Architects

                        Kevin Skinner, Vice President and District Manager of PCL Constructors