National Arts Centre
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The National Arts Centre is a major performing arts venue and cultural institution in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting theatre, music, and dance productions.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T175067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Arts Centre Context triple: [Ontario, containsLandmark, National Arts Centre]
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Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts is a multidisciplinary arts venue and cultural hub associated with Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, featuring performance spaces, studios, and facilities for music, theatre, film, and visual arts.
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Roy Thomson Hall
Roy Thomson Hall is a prominent concert hall in downtown Toronto, best known as the home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and a major venue for the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a major opera and ballet house in downtown Toronto, serving as the home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada.
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Art Gallery of Ontario
The Art Gallery of Ontario is one of Canada's largest and most prominent art museums, renowned for its extensive collection of Canadian and international art and its striking Frank Gehry–designed architecture.
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National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada is the country’s premier national art museum in Ottawa, renowned for its extensive collection of Canadian and Indigenous art as well as major international works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Arts Centre Target entity description: The National Arts Centre is a major performing arts venue and cultural institution in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting theatre, music, and dance productions.
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A.
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts is a multidisciplinary arts venue and cultural hub associated with Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, featuring performance spaces, studios, and facilities for music, theatre, film, and visual arts.
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B.
Roy Thomson Hall
Roy Thomson Hall is a prominent concert hall in downtown Toronto, best known as the home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and a major venue for the Toronto International Film Festival.
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C.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a major opera and ballet house in downtown Toronto, serving as the home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada.
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D.
Art Gallery of Ontario
The Art Gallery of Ontario is one of Canada's largest and most prominent art museums, renowned for its extensive collection of Canadian and international art and its striking Frank Gehry–designed architecture.
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E.
National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada is the country’s premier national art museum in Ottawa, renowned for its extensive collection of Canadian and Indigenous art as well as major international works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ performing arts centre ⓘ |
| architect | Fred Lebensold ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Brutalist architecture
|
| bilingualName |
Centre national des Arts
ⓘ
National Arts Centre self-link ⓘ |
| category |
National Historic Site of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Site of Canada (building and site)
|
| commissionedBy | Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ |
| coordinates | 45.423°N 75.693°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
dance
ⓘ
music ⓘ opera ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Arts Centre
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Arts Centre Board of Trustees
|
| hasBoxOffice | on-site box office ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Azrieli Studio
ⓘ
Babs Asper Theatre ⓘ Fourth Stage ⓘ Southam Hall ⓘ public spaces and lobbies ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
educational and outreach programs
ⓘ
national touring productions ⓘ |
| hasResidentEnsemble | National Arts Centre Orchestra ⓘ |
| hosts |
classical music concerts
ⓘ
dance performances ⓘ festivals and special events ⓘ popular music concerts ⓘ theatre productions ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Ottawa ⓘ downtown Ottawa ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Parliament Hill
ⓘ
Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Elgin Street ⓘ |
| mandate | promotion of the performing arts in Canada ⓘ |
| materialUsed | concrete ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1969-06-02 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
National Arts Centre
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Arts Centre Corporation
|
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| publicTransitAccess | served by OC Transpo ⓘ |
| renovation | major architectural renewal completed in 2017 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 2000 in Southam Hall ⓘ |
| website | https://nac-cna.ca ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Arts Centre Description of subject: The National Arts Centre is a major performing arts venue and cultural institution in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting theatre, music, and dance productions.
Referenced by (38)
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National Arts Centre Corporation
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National Arts Centre Board of Trustees
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National Arts Centre venues
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National Arts Centre building
this entity surface form:
National Arts Centre Corporation
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National Arts Centre performance spaces
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National Arts Centre building
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National Arts Centre, Ottawa