Bliss Institute
The original construction started in 1953 and finished one year later. The architectural design was done in a modernist international style. The program consisted of a library, an auditorium, an exhibition area and reading rooms. The gallery for the auditorium resembled the prow of a ship. The trusteeship of Baron Bliss invested $251,829 dls in the construction of the building and $7,532 in furniture.
It was almost all refurbished in 2003 by a Mexican construction company, becoming the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts, housing the headquarters of the ICA (Institute of Creative Arts).
The museum contains a number of archaeological finds from the Maya site of Caracol. The theatre stages numerous concerts and a number of artistic exhibitions and political events are held in the complex.
Gallery
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Bliss Institute 1999, prior to renovations -
Proposal for renovation. Bliss Institute, Belize city. 2000 Source: Bachelor's Thesis Architectural Degree by Rafael A. Balboa
References
- ^ Bradley H., Leo, Baron Bliss and His Bounty to Belize, Belmopan, Government Print, 1986.
- ^ "Bliss Institute, House of Culture get facelift". Channel5Belize.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts - National Institute of Culture and History". Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ "Central Belize City -Bliss Institute". Planetware.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
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