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The UNM Center for the Arts is home to several of the nation's finest performance and teaching facilities. Dedicated in 1964 as the University of New Mexico Fine Arts Center, the facility was renamed following an extensive renovation project in 1996. Keller Hall, the recital home of the Department of Music, seats 284, and includes orchestra pit, green room, conjunct recording facilities, and a 1967 Holtkamp organ (2,741 pipes, 3 keyboards, and 51 ranks, the largest organ in the state of New Mexico). It is the venue for over 170 faculty, guest artist, ensemble and student recitals each year. Popejoy Hall, a 2,000 seat concert hall, is designed and acoustically equipped to accommodate virtually every type of live performance, from Broadway touring theatre to symphony concerts, ballet, films, lectures, convocations, and major programs presented by the Department of Music. The facility hosts performances by the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, numerous professional touring companies, the New Mexico All-State Festival and the UNM Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Opera Theatre and Jazz Festival. |