World Forum (The Hague)

World Forum
	The World Forum during the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit.
Former names	Nederlands Congresgebouw; Nederlands Congres Centrum; World Forum Convention Center
Location	The Hague, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°5′34.5″N 4°16′55.9″E
Owner	Municipality of The Hague; Trammell Crow Nederland Property Projects (2001–2009); GL Events (2009–2013)
Capacity	5,000
Construction
Broke ground	30 June 1964
Built	1964–1969
Opened	14 March 1969
Renovated	1996, 2005
Expanded	1986–1989
Demolished	2006 (Statenhal)
Architect	Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
Main contractors	Ballast Nedam
Website
	www.worldforum.nl

The World Forum (originally known as Nederlands Congresgebouw and formerly Nederlands Congres Centrum and World Forum Convention Center) is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and one of the administrative offices of the International Baccalaureate.

The Statenhal in January 2006 not long before it was demolished.

History

It was opened in 1969 and was designed in the Dutch functionalism style by architect Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud. His son, Hans Oud, completed the construction after his father's death in 1963.

In 2006 a part of the convention center, including the Statenhal, was demolished to make place for the Europol building. Many concerts and festivals had been held there before, such as the annual North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Eurovision Song Contests of 1976 and 1980. Between 2006 and 2010 The Hague Jazz festival was held at the World Forum (to replace the moved North Sea Jazz festival, which is now held in Rotterdam). Since 2011 the festival is held in the Kyocera Stadium.[1]

Events

Nederlands Congresgebouw

Wings - 20–21 August 1972
Eurovision Song Contest - 1976 and 1980
North Sea Jazz Festival - 1976 till 2005
National Song Festival - 22 February 1978 (won by Harmony with their song 't Is OK)
Finch - 14 November 1978 (their final concert)
Eric Clapton - 24 February 1990
48th World Science Fiction Convention - 23–27 August 1990
Toto - 30 November 1990
a-ha - 4 April 1991

Nederlands Congres Centrum

Celine Dion - 27 May 1995
Backstreet Boys - 9 December 1996
Sarah Brightman - 22 May 1999
Laura Pausini - 18 January 2002
Laura Pausini - 13 March 2005

World Forum Convention Center

The Hague Jazz - 2006 till 2010
International Conference on Afghanistan - 31 March 2009
Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit - 18 November 2010
The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) - Annually

World Forum

AnimeCon - Anime Convention - Annually.
Nuclear Security Summit - 24–25 March 2014
Nick Cave - 16–17 May 2015

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References

The Hague Jazz official site

External links

Official website of the World Forum
Official website of AnimeCon

Preceded by Stockholmsmässan Stockholm	Eurovision Song Contest Venue 1976	Succeeded by Wembley Conference Centre London
Preceded by International Convention Center Jerusalem	Eurovision Song Contest Venue 1980	Succeeded by RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion Dublin

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[1] The Hague Jazz official site