Manitoba Centennial Centre

The Manitoba Centennial Corporation was established by Premier Duff Roblin, who, along with Minister Maitland B. Steinkopf, formed the concept of a Centennial Centre in 1960 to commemorate the centenary of Canada (1867) and of Manitoba (1870) as well as initiate a broad scheme of urban renewal in Winnipeg's Point Douglas area.

New York's George C. Izenour was hired to consult for theatre design & engineering, and Bolt Beranek & Newman for acoustics.

[11] In 1968, the Manitoba Theatre Centre (MTC) moved into the Centennial Concert Hall at 555 Main Street, where it spent the 1968/69 and 1969/70 seasons.

Originally known as Manitoba Theatre Centre, the MTC was given a Royal designation by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010.

Located in Winnipeg's Exchange District, MPC offers a 1,400 m2 (15,000 sq ft) studio space used for film and television productions, along with a carpentry shop, offices with inclusive internet and phone system, 6 loading docks, make-up, wardrobe, dye room, 8 dressing rooms, and commissary.

It was named for Maitland Steinkopf, a former member of the provincial government who oversaw the development of the Centennial Centre.

[3] This space originally featured a large pool with 16 fountains at its west end, above which was suspended an angled stair, connecting the ground level to the sunken garden.

This pool was removed, however, during a 2011 renovation by a Winnipeg landscape architecture firm, adding a ramp at the garden's east side as well as sculptural Tyndall stone seating and signage.