Facilities

We have a number of facilities on campus which can be used for rehearsals, performances, workshops and exhibitions.

Find out more about these spaces below or by selecting the arts filter on the campus map. Some of these spaces can be booked by groups of students and local community groups.

For Loughborough London students, we’ve produced an arts map and guide to the area surrounding our campus at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. You can pick up a copy of the arts map on campus or download it below.

London arts map Adobe PDF (3MB)

Our facilities

LU Arts office

Room 0.13, Martin Hall

Layout: Office / meeting space
Usage: Office use and meetings
Capacity: 5

Music practice rooms

Martin Hall

Layout: Music practice space equipped with a piano
Usage: Music tuition, music practice
Capacity: 7 rooms
Booking information: Staff and students can use anytime between 8am and 10pm. Booking is not required but users must sign up to Music VIP to get access added to their Loughborough University card.

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Martin Hall Exhibition Space

Martin Hall

Layout: Gallery space, clear white walls with dual aspect windows
Usage: Exhibitions
Booking information: Staff and students can book this space but exhibitions must showcase some aspect of the University’s activity and all costs must be covered by the organiser. Please email Nick Slater to book this space.

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Cope Auditorium

Edward Barnsley Building

Layout: Staged theatre with tiered seating
Usage: Lectures / talks, concerts, performances, rehearsals
Capacity: 226
Booking information: At the moment bookings for the Cope Auditorium are under review due to Covid-19. We will update this page with information about booking in 2020/21 as soon as we can.

In more usual times, Cope Auditorium has regular arts bookings and is used as a teaching space during the day. It can be booked on other days but there is a small charge for rehearsals and a charge of £120 per night for public performances. There are also additional charges for technical support and bar staff.

Large music practice room

Edward Barnsley Building

Layout: Large music practice room equipped with upright piano
Usage: Music tuition, group and amplified instrument practice / rehearsals
Booking information: This room can be pre-booked by University groups and socieities. At other times it is available on a first come, first served basis to Music VIP members. To check the availabilty of the room and for details on how to make a booking click on the link below and scroll past the information about the Martin Hall music practice rooms.

Music practice rooms

Project space

Edward Barnsley Building

Layout: Lecture / seminar room with tiered seating
Usage: Workshops, lectures / talks and evening classes
Booking information: For University bookings only. Email rooms@lboro.ac.uk or telephone 01509 222198.

LU Arts shop

Edward Barnsley Building

Layout: Art, craft and design shop
Usage: Retail outlet selling art, craft, drawing and design materials

Find out more on the LSU website

Cognito

Students' Union

Layout: Open plan space with removable seating / tables
Usage: Performances, workshops and events
Capacity: 475
Booking information: For booking enquiries, contact Loughborough Students' Union