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UTRGV Purchases Majestic Theatre

Majestic Theatre

UTRGV now owns one of downtown Brownsville’s most iconic buildings – the Majestic Theatre. Built in 1948, The Majestic will be renovated to serve as a much-needed Performing Arts Center for the Brownsville Campus. UTRGV officially closed on the building Nov. 15, purchasing the facility from The Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation. The UT System Board of Regents had granted purchase approval earlier this fall. Jeffrey Ward, dean…

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UTRGV Green Lit To Buy Majestic Theatre

UTRGV will renovate the Majestic Theatre and an adjacent building to serve as the university’s new Performing Arts Center in Brownsville. (photo David Pike, UTRGV)

The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday authorized UTRGV to purchase the Majestic Theatre and an adjacent building in downtown Brownsville. In support of UTRGV’s Performing Arts programs in the College of Fine Arts, UTRGV will renovate the buildings currently owned by The Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation. The end result will be the university’s new Performing Arts Center in Brownsville. The center will provide…

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