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The following is a list of cultural entities with sole naming rights:

Awards

Art awards

Literary awards

Music awards

Scientific awards

Sporting awards

Museums

Canada

Name Location Sponsor Notes
Telus Spark Calgary Telus formerly Telus World of Science
Science World at Telus World of Science Vancouver Telus formerly Science World
Telus World of Science, Edmonton Edmonton Telus formerly the Odyssium

Performing arts venues

Argentina

Name Location Sponsor Notes
El Nacional Sancor Seguros Buenos Aires Sancor Seguros (Insurance company)
Multiteatro Comafi Buenos Aires Banco Comafi (banking)
Metropolitan Sura Buenos Aires Sura Seguros (Insurance company)
Opera Orbis Buenos Aires Orbis (Insurance company)
Direct TV Arena Buenos Aires DirecTV

Canada

Name Location Sponsor Notes
Four Seasons Centre Toronto Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Toronto Molson
Meridian Hall Toronto Meridian Credit Union formerly the O'Keefe Centre (1960–1996), then the Hummingbird Centre (1996–2007).
Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge, ON John and Terry Hamilton formerly Dunfield Theatre (2013-2017)
Flato Markham Theatre Markham, ON Flato Developments formerly Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts (1985-2012)
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre St. Catharines, ON FirstOntario

Chile

Name Location Sponsor Notes
Movistar Arena Santiago Movistar

Japan

Name Location Sponsor Notes
Nitori Culture Hall Chuo-ku, Sapporo Nitori then Hokkaido Welfare Pension Hall (Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Kaikan)
Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi Aoba-ku, Sendai Tokyo Electron then Miyagi Prefectual Hall
Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai Aoba-ku, Sendai Hitachi Systems then Sendai City Youth Culture Centre
Beisia Culture Hall Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture Beisia then Gunma Prefectual Hall
Humantrust Cinema Shibuya Shibuya, Tokyo Humantrust then Amuse Con amusement complex building
Humantrust Cinema Yurakucho Chuo, Tokyo Humantrust then Yurakucho Itoshia shopping building
Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall Shibuya, Tokyo C.C. Lemon/Dentsu
ROHM Theatre Kyoto Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Rohm then Kyoto Kaikan
Hankyu Theater Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture Hankyu then Hyogo Performing Arts Center-Theater
Sunstar Hall Saka, Hiroshima Prefecture Sunstar then Saka Culture Hall

Mexico

Name Location Sponsor Notes
Auditorio Coca-Cola Monterrey, Nuevo León Coca-Cola

Philippines

Name Location Sponsor Notes
Kia Theatre Araneta Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila Columbian Autocar Corp.
(Kia Motors licensee)		 then a cinema known as New Frontier Theater
PETA-PHINMA Theater PETA Theater Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila PHINMA Corp.
Power Mac Center Spotlight Theater Circuit Makati, Makati City, Metro Manila Power Mac Center located within the Circuit Lane
Samsung Hall SM Aura Premier, Taguig City, Metro Manila Samsung Electronics Philippines

South Korea

Name Location Sponsor Notes
Hanatour V-Hall B3 Seogyo Hotel Annex, 356-1 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Hanatour [ko]

United States

Name Location Sponsor Notes
American Airlines Theatre New York City American Airlines Selwyn Theatre (1918–2000)
Bank of America Pavilion Boston Bank of America Harbor Lights Pavilion (1994–1999); FleetBoston Pavilion (1999–2004)
Cadillac Palace Theatre Chicago General Motors
(Cadillac brand)		 New Palace Theatre (1926–1984); Bismarck Theatre (1984–1999)
Citi Performing Arts Center Boston Citigroup formerly the Wang Center for the Performing Arts
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Cobb County, Georgia Cobb Energy Management Corp.
Cricket Wireless Pavilion Phoenix, Arizona Cricket Communications formerly Desert Sky Pavilion
Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles Dolby Laboratories Kodak Theatre (2001–2012)
DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, Michigan DTE Energy Pine Knob Music Theatre (1972–2001)
Ferguson Center for the Arts Newport News, Virginia Ferguson Enterprises
First Interstate Center for the Arts Spokane, Washington First Interstate BancSystem Washington State Pavilion Opera House (1974); Spokane Opera House (1974–2006); INB Performing Arts Center (2006-2018)
FirstMerit Bank Pavilion Chicago FirstMerit Corporation Charter One Pavilion (2005–13)
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, Illinois Penn National Gaming formerly Tweeter Center Chicago, World Music Theater, New World Music Theater and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
National City Pavilion Cincinnati National City Bank
PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel Township, New Jersey PNC Bank Garden State Arts Center (1968–1996)
PlayStation Theater New York City Sony Interactive Entertainment Nokia Theatre Times Square (2005–10); Best Buy Theater (2010-15)
Post-Gazette Pavilion Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Post-Gazette formerly Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
PrivateBank Theatre Chicago PrivateBank Majestic Theatre (1906–1945); Sam Shubert Theatre (1945–2005); LaSalle Bank Theatre (2005-?); Bank of America Theatre (?-2016)
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts Raleigh, North Carolina Progress Energy BTI Center for the Performing Arts (1997–2005)
Raising Cane's River Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Riverside Centroplex (1977-2004); Baton Rouge River Center (2004-2016)
Sleep Train Amphitheatre Chula Vista, California Sleep Train Coors Amphitheatre (1998–2008); Cricket Wireless Amphitheater (2008–2013)
Snapple Theater Center New York City Dr Pepper Snapple
(Snapple brand)
Gexa Energy Pavilion Dallas Gexa Energy Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (1988–1998); Starplex Amphitheatre (1998–2000); Smirnoff Amphitheatre (2000–2008)
Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, New Jersey Susquehanna Bank Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre (1995–2001); Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (2001–2008)
Time Warner Cable Amphitheater Cleveland Time Warner Cable formerly Tower City Amphitheater
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts Jacksonville, Florida The Florida Times-Union
Toyota Amphitheatre Wheatland, California Toyota Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre (2000–02); AutoWest Amphitheatre (2002–2003); Sleep Train Amphitheatre (2004–2015)
USANA Amphitheatre West Valley City, Utah Usana
Verizon Wireless Theater Houston Verizon Wireless
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, California Wells Fargo Luther Burbank Center (1981–2006)
Wells Fargo Pavilion Sacramento, California Wells Fargo
Xfinity Center Mansfield, Massachusetts Comcast Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts (1986–1999); Tweeter Center (1999–2008); Comcast Center (2008-14)
Xfinity Theatre Hartford, Connecticut Comcast formerly New England Dodge Music Center, CTNow.com Meadows Music Theater and Comcast Theater

Sports

Main article: List of sports venues with sole naming rights

References

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See also

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