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1 hour ago · Learn More. Located in the heart of downtown New London, The Garde Arts Center is one of the few remaining historic movie palaces in Connecticut.
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Philip Michalowski has volunteered at the Garde Arts Center...
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Garde Arts Center. 325 State Street, New London, CT 06320....
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3 days ago · Garde Arts Center and Goodspeed Musicals presents South Pacific (1958) A Classic Film and Musical Sneak-Peek. Just Announced. Wed, May 22, 2024 | 2pm & 7pm. Get Free Tickets. The Garde and Goodspeed Musicals invite you to celebrate the summer at the Garde with a free classic movie and a preview of the Goodspeed musical. Learn More.
Garde Arts Center. 325 State Street, New London, CT 06320. From the Norwich Area: I-395 South to left Exit 5 at Montville Connector (signs for CT-32/New London). Continue straight onto CT-32. You will pass Connecticut College on the right and the Coast Guard Academy on the left. Take the downtown New London exit.
Garde Box Office Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 5pm. Weekday performances open 10am through show time, weekend performances open from Noon through show time.
- Why Morocco?
- Mommy, Look at The Elephants!
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- New Expanded Lobbies
- Mercer, Meridian and “Cottage” Buildings
The architecture and decorative elements of the Garde Theater have a feeling of a distant place, specifically that of Morocco and Northern Africa, reminiscent of Islamic art and architecture in its simpler period when Bedouin Arab influences prevailed. When the audience sat down in their seats, they were transported to a palace in Morocco or a temp...
The murals on the side walls of the lower auditorium and balcony levels are unique to the Garde Theatre and play a much more intricate part of the theater’s decoration. They are a combination of traditional painting method and bas-relief, in a loose and spontaneous style. The 3-dimensional bas-relief had been used primarily for the figures of peopl...
The firm of Hannivan and Company, from Toronto, began planning the restoration of the lobbies and auditorium in 1995. At the time, all the walls and ceilings, except for the ceiling of the auditorium, were painted white. Much of the plaster and brickwork was badly damaged by weather and overpainting, making a return to the original impossible witho...
The outer lobbies are a new structural addition designed by Centerbrook Architects (CT) created out of three storefronts of the Garde Office Building, which were originally separated from the former theatre lobby by thick brick and concrete walls. A floor was inserted in the middle of the high-ceiling storefronts for new and expanded restrooms and ...
The three-story red brick and terracotta Mercer Building, directly adjacent to the Garde building, was purchased in 1993 as an important component of the Garde’s planned theater expansion. Today two Mercer storefronts house the Garde Gallery, and an art gallery occupied by New London Main Street, with the second floor occupied by Garde administrati...
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Contact the Box Office. BY PHONE – (860)444-7373 x1. BY EMAIL – boxoffice@gardearts.org. ONLINE – gardearts.org. Garde Box Office Hours: Tuesday thru Friday from 10am to 5pm. Weekday performances open 10am through show time, weekend performances open from Noon through show time. Closed on holidays.
Attractions. The Garde Arts Center is Southeastern Connecticut's home for the performing arts. Built in 1926 as a vaudeville and movie theater, this ornate building has been restored to the spirit of its original glory, complete with Moroccan-styled interiors.
