Moira (Utrecht)

Moira
The Moira complex, with the entry of the music hall (the Zaal) on the right
Location
General information
Status	music venue, art gallery, social centre, squat
Address	Wolvenstraat 10, Utrecht
Coordinates	52°05′49″N 5°07′25″E / 52.0970°N 5.1237°E / 52.0970; 5.1237
Opened	Squatted 1983
Renovated	1990
Owner	Woningcorporatie Portaal, managed by Stichting Moira
Website
moira-utrecht.nl

Moira is a music and arts venue in the city center of Utrecht, Netherlands.

History

The building at Wolvenstraat 10 was built in 1906. From 1939 until 1959, it was the Zegers dance school. The insurance company Moira turned it into a canteen, then after it became derelict it was squatted in 1983.^[1] Legalized in 1990, it focuses on early career artists and innovative performances.^{[citation needed]} Moira Foundation offers a stage to early career artists and musicians who have made little or no name in the established circuit. The exhibition space Moira organizes about ten events every year.^[2] There is a weekly open mic night.^[3]

See also

• ACU (Utrecht)
• Ubica

References