The project includes a new Afro-American Cultural Center, a new uptown Mint Museum, the Bechtler Museum and the new Knight Theater as part of the Wachovia First Street Cultural Campus — a mixed-use development scheduled to open in late 2008. The arts facilities will reside at the heart of a major office/residential complex. The 1,200-seat Knight Theater fills a needed gap in performance hall space, providing a home for N.C. Dance Theater and freeing up performance time in the larger Performing Arts Center for the symphony and opera, allowing all to grow artistically and financially.