Gaillard Center

The Gaillard Center is a concert hall and performance venue in Charleston, South Carolina. It opened in 2015 and replaced the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. Both buildings were named after John Palmer Gaillard Jr., mayor of Charleston from 1959 to 1975.[1] Constructing the new facility was a central priority of mayor Joe Riley's administration. The opening, planned for early 2015 in time for the city's Spoleto Festival,[2] was delayed by six months due to budgetary overages.[3] Yo-Yo Ma performed at the opening of the center.[4]

Gaillard Center
The Gaillard Center, 2019
General information
StatusComplete
TypeMixed Use
LocationCharleston, South Carolina
Coordinates32°47′12.81″N 79°55′50.14″W
Design and construction
ArchitectDavid Schwartz

The original structure, the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium and Exhibition Hall, opened in July of 1968. For over 40 years, it served as Charleston’s star venue for thousands of memorable performances and civic events. When it first opened, the contemporary Gaillard Auditorium was a symbol of ambition for Charleston’s economic prosperity, cultural growth, status, and civic pride.

With its 2,750-seat music hall and its large multipurpose exhibition hall, the Gaillard became Charleston’s largest performing arts venue. The Gaillard became home to the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in the early 1980s, and with the founding of Spoleto Festival USA in 1977, it helped propel Charleston onto the world stage.[5]

Noisette Garden at Gaillard Center

References
  1. "Our Story". Charleston Gaillard Center. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  2. Parker, Adam (5 June 2015). "Gaillard Center announces programming for inaugural season". Charleston Post and Courier. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. "$142 million Gaillard Center opening delayed for 'perfection'". ABC4. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. Parker, Adam (17 October 2015). "Grand Gaillard Blessed by Yo-Yo Ma, concert hall shines in opening gala". Charleston Post and Courier. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. "Our Story". Charleston Gaillard Center. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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