Located in the heart of downtown Durham and occupying the historic Hill Building, 21c Museum Hotel Durham occupies a renovated 17-story modernist skyscraper designed by the same New York City firm that designed the Empire State Building. 21c Museum Hotel Durham is a 125-room boutique hotel, contemporary art museum, cultural civic center, and home to Counting House restaurant. The stylish ballroom offers audiences a chance to hear artists in an intimate setting with a flexible seating configuration for an audience of 200. Duke Performances hosts its series Jazz at the 21c in this venue.