Assembly Hall, Bloomington

Name: Assembly Hall
Address: 1001 E 17th St, Bloomington, 47408-1590, United States
Telephone: +1 812-855-4848

#3 among attractions in Bloomington

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Facts and practical information

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, formerly named and still commonly referred to as Assembly Hall, is a 17,222-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the home of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball and women’s basketball teams. It opened in 1971, replacing the Gladstein Fieldhouse. The court is named after Branch McCracken, the men's basketball coach who led the school to its first two NCAA National Championships in 1940 and 1953. ()

Alternative names: Capacity: 17.2 thous.Coordinates: 39°10'51"N, 86°31'20"W

Address

1001 E 17th StIndiana UniversityBloomington 47408-1590 United States

Contact

+1 812-855-4848

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Assembly Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Memorial Stadium, Indiana University Art Museum, Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Indiana Memorial Union.

~960 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Memorial Stadium, Bloomington
5 min walk • Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It is primarily used for football, and has been the home of Indiana Hoosiers football since its opening in 1960. It is the tenth largest stadium in the Big Ten Conference, with a capacity of 52,626.
0.8 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington
22 min walk • The Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University opened in 1941 under the direction of Henry Radford Hope. The museum was intended to be the center of a “cultural crossroads, ” an idea brought forth by then-Indiana University President Herman B Wells.
1.2 miSW
Architecture, Theater, Historical place
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington
30 min walk • The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, formerly the Indiana Theater, is a historic theater in Bloomington, Indiana. Originally built for vaudeville in 1922, it was also used for silent films and became a movie theater.
0.9 miS
Universities and schools
Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington
24 min walk • The Indiana Memorial Union is a student union building at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana United States. It is located at 900 E 7th Street, facing the Jordan River and the Dunn Meadow.
1.1 miS
Observatories and planetariums
Kirkwood Observatory, Bloomington
28 min walk • Kirkwood Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana, United States.
1.1 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Wicks Building, Bloomington
29 min walk • The Wicks Building is a historic commercial building on Courthouse Square in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, United States.
1.1 miS
Museum
Archives of Traditional Music, Bloomington
28 min walk • The Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music holds over 100,000 individual audio and video recordings across over 3500 collections of field, broadcast, and commercial recordings.
1.1 miSW
Tower
Monroe County Courthouse, Bloomington
30 min walk • Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, Indiana is a Beaux Arts building built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
0.8 miS
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Bloomington
20 min walk • The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology is an archaeology research center and museum located in Bloomington, Indiana. It was dedicated in honor of Indiana's first professional archaeologist Glenn A. Black.
0.9 miS
Library
Lilly Library, Bloomington
24 min walk • The Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is an important rare book and manuscript library in the United States. At its dedication on October 3, 1960, the library contained a collection of 20,000 books, 17,000 manuscripts, more than fifty oil paintings, and 300 prints.
0.8 miS
39°10'12"N • 86°31'34"W
Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Bloomington
20 min walk • Museum, History museum, Art gallery

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Assembly Hall?

Nearby attractions include Memorial Stadium, Bloomington (5 min walk), Collins Library, Bloomington (19 min walk), Herman B Wells Library, Bloomington (19 min walk), Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Bloomington (20 min walk).

How to get to Assembly Hall by public transport?

The nearest stations to Assembly Hall:

Bus

4th and Washington bus terminal (31 min walk)
Bloomington Transit Center (33 min walk)