Northrop Memorial Auditorium

This auditorium is host to performances of ballet, ethnic and contemporary dance, jazz, popular music and entertainment headliners.

If you sit in Section 6, Row 3 or 4, you can peek backstage through a small curtained passageway and may see a headliner pop out to catch the action.

The attached underground parking garage asks a premium price and creates traffic tie-ups coming and going; cheaper and more accessible parking can be found within surrounding blocks.

In Short
Past the dolomite columns and grand portico on this massive 1929 structure, the interior is huge (more than 4,000 seats) and fairly nondescript. What's most impressive is the...

Northrop, previously known as Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium, is a stage 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...

Northrop is an epicenter of discovery and transformation that connects the University of Minnesota and communities beyond by celebrating innovation in the arts, performance, and academics.

History: A steam shovel broke ground April 30, 1928 on the site of the former College of Pharmacy medicinal herb garden to create a gathering place with majestic pillars that would ultimately become one of the University of Minnesota's major icons and focal points. Named in honor of Cyrus Northrop, second president of the University (1884-1911), the auditorium at once became the University's...