page_title: The Helix, Dublin
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: The Helix, Dublin / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Helix This photograph was taken by Beta in June 2005.
context_page_description: The Helix, formally The Helix Centre for the Performing Arts, is a multi-purpose venue located on the Dublin City University main campus in Glasnevin, Dublin. Officially opened by then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, on the 21 October 2002, the Helix contains a concert hall, theatre, studio theatre, exhibition space, artists-in-residence studios, and a green room and other support spaces, as well as a café.
context_section_description: Originally conceived as an aula maxima for the university, and also as the "North Dublin (Performing) Arts Centre," the Helix was built at a cost of €56.5 million between 2000 and mid-2002.
caption: The Helix in June 2005
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