It is set to open at the end of 2021.
The University of Liverpool is to name its new teaching and performance facility The Yoko Ono Lennon Centre.
Work is already under way on the £22.1m centre, which is set to open late next year.
The new facility will house the Tung Auditorium, a 400-seat state-of-the-art performance space and the Paul Brett Lecture Theatre, the largest purpose-built lecture space on campus.
The University of Liverpool is to name its new teaching and performance facility The Yoko Ono Lennon Centre.
Work is already under way on the £22.1m centre, which is set to open late next year.
The new facility will house the Tung Auditorium, a 400-seat state-of-the-art performance space and the Paul Brett Lecture Theatre, the largest purpose-built lecture space on campus.
The Centre will also be home to the University’s popular Lunchtime Concert Series and will look to develop a programme of new public-facing cultural highlights including concerts, lectures as well as other events in the University calendar.
The announcement of the name marks a significant step towards realising the dream of providing a new cultural landmark for the Liverpool City Region.
Yoko Ono, long-standing philanthropic supporter to the University, said: “I am thrilled to be recognised with the naming of the new performance centre at the University of Liverpool. I hope it will be a home for creative expression and learning for many years to come. Thank you to the University and to the people of Liverpool for this wonderful honour.”
Professor Dame Janet Beer, the University's Vice-Chancellor, said: “Yoko has been at the cutting-edge of the avant-garde in art and music for decades, and the naming of the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre will ensure that her name will be inscribed in the cultural history of Liverpool for generations to come.The Yoko Ono Lennon Centre will add richness to the deep and diverse cultural landscape of the city region.”
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