Beckman Auditorium

A beautiful place and great music (The Kingston Trio) for a reasonable price.
5 6 years ago (13-05-2018)

This is an historic auditorium located on the iconic Caltech campus. Seating, sound and lines of sight are not exceptional, but they are satisfactory. But it's not so much the venue itself but the great speakers and events Caltech brings to its campus that sets Beckman Auditorium apart. For example, in 1998 my fifth grade daughter and I attended a lecture given by legendary professor Stephen Hawking. Caltech Chancellor David Baltimore attended along with Governor Pete Wilson. Nobel Prize winner Kip Thorne attended, along with several other Nobel Laureates. More than four thousand people showed up that day to this barely advertised event, filling not only Beckman Auditorium but Ramo Auditorium as well, with the rest listening to professor Hawking through loudspeakers set up on the lawn outside. To see and listen to this giant of physics was awesome. He is truly the rock star of science that people make him out to be. All in all a fantastic experience I and my then ten year old daughter will never forget. Update March 13, 20018: Professor Hawking died early today. Due to his lifelong battle with ALS we were lucky to have him for as long as we did.
4 7 years ago (14-03-2018)

Great lecture and performance location in the heart of Caltech.
5 6 years ago (24-05-2018)

Caltech is the finest scientific, cultural & educational institution in the world.
5 7 years ago (18-04-2018)

An aging but still good venue.
5 6 years ago (09-05-2018)