The MAC
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The MAC is a contemporary arts venue in Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for hosting visual art exhibitions, theatre performances, and other cultural events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The MAC canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4073146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The MAC Context triple: [The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre), shortName, The MAC]
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A.
MACAS
MACAS is the UN/LOCODE identifier assigned to the Port of Casablanca in Morocco for international trade and transport logistics.
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B.
Mac MacGuff
Mac MacGuff is the supportive and straightforward father of the pregnant teenage protagonist in the film "Juno."
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C.
KMAC
KMAC is the ICAO airport code for Macon Downtown Airport, a public airport serving Macon, Georgia, in the United States.
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D.
MAC
MAC is the acronym for the Military Armistice Commission, the body responsible for supervising the implementation of the Korean Armistice Agreement.
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E.
MAC
The MAC is an NCAA Division III athletic conference in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States, sponsoring intercollegiate sports among its member colleges and universities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The MAC Target entity description: The MAC is a contemporary arts venue in Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for hosting visual art exhibitions, theatre performances, and other cultural events.
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A.
MACAS
MACAS is the UN/LOCODE identifier assigned to the Port of Casablanca in Morocco for international trade and transport logistics.
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B.
Mac MacGuff
Mac MacGuff is the supportive and straightforward father of the pregnant teenage protagonist in the film "Juno."
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C.
KMAC
KMAC is the ICAO airport code for Macon Downtown Airport, a public airport serving Macon, Georgia, in the United States.
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D.
MAC
MAC is the acronym for the Military Armistice Commission, the body responsible for supervising the implementation of the Korean Armistice Agreement.
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E.
MAC
The MAC is an NCAA Division III athletic conference in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States, sponsoring intercollegiate sports among its member colleges and universities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts centre
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contemporary arts venue ⓘ cultural venue ⓘ |
| architect | Hackett Hall McKnight ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
brick
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concrete ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major contemporary arts hub in Belfast ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 5,500 square metres ⓘ |
| fullName |
The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre)
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surface form:
Metropolitan Arts Centre
|
| hasCategory |
Art museums and galleries in Northern Ireland
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Arts centres in Northern Ireland ⓘ Theatres in Belfast ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Downstairs theatre
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Upstairs theatre ⓘ bar ⓘ café ⓘ education spaces ⓘ galleries ⓘ performance spaces ⓘ rehearsal spaces ⓘ |
| hosts |
community events
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dance performances ⓘ family events ⓘ music events ⓘ talks and workshops ⓘ theatre performances ⓘ visual art exhibitions ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belfast
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Cathedral Quarter, Belfast ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ St Ann's Square ⓘ
surface form:
St Anne’s Square
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| numberOfTheatres | 2 ⓘ |
| offers |
artist development programmes
ⓘ
education and outreach programmes ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2012-04-20 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre)
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surface form:
Metropolitan Arts Centre Limited
|
| programmingFocus |
contemporary visual art
ⓘ
interdisciplinary performance ⓘ new theatre ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Belfast city centre bus services ⓘ |
| region | County Antrim ⓘ |
| shortName | MAC ⓘ |
| supports |
international artists
ⓘ
local artists ⓘ |
| website | https://themaclive.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The MAC Description of subject: The MAC is a contemporary arts venue in Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for hosting visual art exhibitions, theatre performances, and other cultural events.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.