# Shell Auditorium
**Source**: https://business.rice.edu/facility/shell-auditorium
**Parent**: https://business.rice.edu/mcnair-hall-facilities
## Shell Auditorium
### Home to lectures, conferences and special events.
| Location | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Shell Auditorium McNair Hall, Loop Road Houston, TX 77005 | Weekdays 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
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McNair Hall is home to the Shell Auditorium, a state-of-the-art facility used to host special events and large capacity classes.
- 60 lower bowl
- 322 first floor w/lower bowl
- 138 second floor balcony
### Seating:
Tiered classroom, theater-style seating\
### Lighting**:**
Fluorescent and incandescent, adjustable levels; Blackout capability
### Technology
- Lighting control at wall panels & touch panel
- Tabletop Touchpanel Controller
- Theater style seating
- VGA laptop connection
- 2 Edge-blended Laser Projectors (Custom 3232 x 1200 resolution to fill screen)
- Podium with Microphone
- Dell PC available at lectern
- 4 Wireless Handheld Mics / 4 Wireless Lavaliere Mics (8 simultaneous)
- Confidence Monitor at floor level
- Wi-Fi Wireless Internet
- Document Camera with height-adjustable table available upon request
- Blackboard and whiteboard (can be covered with curtains if desired)
## Recent Renovations
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