Extensive curtaining inside Popejoy allows the hall to be tuned acoustically for human voice, acoustic instruments or amplified sound. Rodey Theatre is charged with stronger colors, deep reds and blues. Seating is designed to keep you close to the action on stage while providing for your comfort. The acoustics in Rodey are well-tuned for the human voice. Entering Keller Hall from the lobby, you will immediately be struck with the richness of polished maple walls and gold curtains on the sides and in back.
Green seats provide a striking contrast and a settling effect.
The changes made to the The University of New Mexico Center for the Arts have made it warm and welcoming, a wonderful New Mexican home for the performing arts. A Brief History of The University of New Mexico Center for the Arts Nearly as soon as he began his presidency of UNM in 1948, Tom L. Popejoy had a vision for a Fine Arts Center. Thirteen years later, his dream began to take shape as a three-phase construction project got underway. The first phase of the Fine Arts Center was dedicated in 1964. In 1966, the University of New Mexico Concert Hall was opened with a concert performed by the Utah Symphony on October 1.