Performance Facilities
BAM's facilities feature:
- BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, with 2,109 seats.
- BAM Harvey Lichtenstein Theater, with 874 seats, formerly known as the Majestic Theater, named in Lichtenstein's honor in 1999. A renovation by architect Hugh Hardy left the interior unpainted and with often exposed stonework, giving theater a unique feel of a "modern ruin".
- BAM Rose Cinemas opened in 1997, allowing Brooklynites the chance to see more art films without having to go to Manhattan.
- The Lepercq Space, originally conceived as BAM's ballroom, now a flexible event space and home to receptions, rentals, and BAMcafé. BAMcafé is open for dinner on nights when there is a performance in the Opera House. BAMcafé Live is a free series of live music performances on select Friday and Saturday nights.
- BAM Hillman Attic Studio, a flexible rehearsal/performing space.
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