Went to a Lincoln Project event prior to lockdown, on the anniversary of Lincolns speech at Cooper Union. Unfortunately, it wasnt designed with modern sightlines in mind. The undoubtedly load-bearing columns make it hard to see from any but the center section. Still, its a good venue of historical significance. I recommend visiting Cooper Union.

Beautiful and historic but the columns are many and are in the way. :-/Not to mention the bathroom situation.

I Made A DEBUT VISIT There At The Great Hall.On A Chilly Rainy Evening To Witness The Amazing Experience Of Women Of Color On Broadway. Phenomenal Performances By ALL The Ladies. With A Special Guest Appearance And Performance By LEGENDARY TONY AWARD Ms. MELBA MOORE.

Beautiful, historic East Village treasure and educational opportunity. Always interesting exhibits and lectures. Thank you Peter Cooper and family!

The legendary Great Hall of Cooper Union turned out to be a Great Disappointment. The cramped and narrow seats made me yearn for the comfort and leg room afforded by the middle seat in coach on a discount airline. And the sightlines, I hardly know what to say. Them pillars, man, wut? Its a beautiful building in many respects, so I have to assume the pillars were actually DESIGNED to obstruct ones view of the stage, for a purpose I cant fathom.Im not going to go full-on troll and give the place one star, because its clean and immaculately maintained and the acoustics are honestly quite good. But Mark Twain is said to have lectured here, and Im going to find out if he ever made any pithy remarks about the audience experience.

Loved It Seen Great EntertainmentOf Women featuring MISS MELBA MOORE.

An awesome venue with incredible ease of access. The Horizons conference in October was a wonderful experience. A building with huge historical heritage.

The Great Hall holds the echoes of many famous speakers but its elaborate columns do not make for good sight lines.

I went there for an event hosted by The Strand. Everything was smoothly run, but I have to say that the pillars in the room are a real obstacle. You have to sort of hunt around the room and test different seats to see if you have a proper view of the stage. Not ideal.

Ive only been here once (Randall Munroe talk) so I cant speak to the number and type of events held here, but while I thoroughly enjoyed the event I came here to see, there are a large percentage of seats that have terrible sightlights to the stage due to the size and placement of the support columns. Almost all of the aisle seats have obstructed views, and the seats on the far left and right have sharp angles to the stage. Youll want to get here early for a good seat. Id have given a good 4+ star rating if not for the obstructed sightlines.

GOOD PLACE TO VISIT GREAT EXPERIENCE I HAD AT THIS PLACE

Historic auditorium, good seating pretty much anywhere.

A place of historic as well as educational importance to the working class of New York City. Take a stroll around Peter Cooper park and admire the architecture of the original Cooper Union building. Then find a lecture to go to in the Great Hall downstairs and enrich your life.

Graduation ceremony class of 2018 The Cooper Union. Architecture, Engineering, and Fine Arts.

The hall is huge and had great acoustics. The site lines for meet of the seats is not good though. This is especially true if you are a short person. The seats are wooden and fairly comfortable. As someone who loves history, being in the hall is awe inspiring. The main speaker at the event I attended used the same podium that Lincoln did when he woke there.

The Great Hall at Cooper Union located on East 8th Street, between 3rd Avenue and Cooper Square is an educational institution with a rich history.The Great Hall at Cooper Union also houses the Cooper Union Library.Aside from political venues, they do still provide educational awareness about public safety and whatnots.Sometimes the New York City Rent Guidelines Board (NYCRGB) holds its meeting here.

Lovely hall, though sightlines are peculiar in spots due to placement of columns.

A historic architecture.

I saw Bernie Sanders here... a night to remember. Beautiful inside.

This hall feels very intimate. Be aware when buying tickets that there are some seats with obstructed views due to there being pillars. There is also a lot of standing room in the back. Overall it was a great experience.

Great acoustics, get there early, many views obstructed by pillars

Impressive for its history.

Cooper Union has a long history. The Great Hall has many pillars. Make sure to sit in the center.

Lectures from Abe Lincoln, to Emma Gold man...One of The Greatest Speaking Halls, of North America

The hall is a very impressive and historic place, which is great. But the columns in the middle really can obstruct a persons view, making it a less than desirable place from a pure enjoyment perspective. Still, overall the acoustics and everything are pretty good.

A nice venue. Watched a Moth show here. Bathrooms were a bit in shortage during intermission

Finally got the chance to check this museum. Loved it. Kid-friendly and the exhibit at the time was all about your senses. Very cool.

I worked a symposium here for many years, staff is great and willing to work with you.

Lincoln, Obama and Preet Bharara all delivered great speeches there.

Great Space for interesting events. I went to hear Chris Stein and Debbie Harry of Blondie speak about Chris book, Point of View.

Came here for an event with Sen. Al Franken & Seth Meyers. Ive been to many venues around the city for interview/lecture type events and this was by far the absolute worst. So much so itll make me disinclined to come see a speaker I want see if it were here. Its not their fault-- its a small space with about a dozen columns blocking the view. If youre lucky enough to land a seat, youre likely gonna get a crick in your neck form leaning. If youre like me, and didnt get the memo that this venue sells MORE TICKETS THEN THEY HAVE SEATS and about 50 people got to stand. Bathrooms are small, few stalls, so long lines. The reason it gets two stars, not one? President Lincoln spoke here. Which is very, very cool. For about 5 minutes. I dont blame anyone for the bad space-- no ones fault. Just dont book your events here and think twice about attending something here!

Very pretty venue my only complaint would be that there are a lot of seats with obstructed views due to the columns.

Great, historic hall with friendly and helpful staff & security.

If you sit at certain areas you wont be able to see the stage cuz therere stupid pillars blocking the view. very smart design.

This is a lovely old performance space at Cooper Union. The entry hallway is filled with fascinating historical events that have taken place in the Hall.Abraham Lincoln spoke in the hall before becoming President of the U.S.

I did a gig here and it was great, cant wait to do some more.

Very nice hall of where the likes of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama made speeches on the road to their presidency. Outside the hall itself the school has added a timeline of events in cooper unions past that helps tell the story of this amazing institution

Fantastic events are held here, but the pillars make for many obstructed view seats. Arrive early to scope out a better angle.

Be very careful about your seats because there are a lot of of columns blocking the way for people

There sight lines could be better but the speeches delivered here have changed the world

A historic part of New York that was the first stop to many a great!

Great space for conferences. Its hallways are filled with historic pictures, documents and facts.

Interesting historical venue marred by columns spread throughout the hall. Woe is you if youre stuck in a seat behind a column.

Really nice venue, I attended a graduation. Limited street parking and since you are below ground you may not have cellphone service

Awesome establishment with a great mission. Was here for the Horizons conference and had a wonderful time in this beautiful building

I loved their food it is always great. Especially the bread and wings awesome!!!!!

Like the ambience and the security desk had very excellent customer relations

Location is good but it is difficult to get internet in the basement halls. And no wifi either

Beautiful lecture hall. However, form and function are not well matched as the many pillars create a plethora of obstructed views.

I checked them out for the HORIZONS PSYCHEDELIC CONFERENCE and it was just such a beautiful space.

Dont miss The Great Hall. The podium is the very same from which Lincoln delivered the Cooper Union speech.

Worked a Citigroup share holders meeting here. Decent spot.

Cooper is in the Pooper. All I can say is that Im sad that such a shining light of NYC has become a dingy sess-pool of sycophants and petty elitists

Nice venue, but some seats have a really obstructed view because of the pillars.

The auditorium is large...plenty ofseating... theres an antique organ next to the stage...lots of history in this place

Talks are the good. Those columns block a lot of the view, however.

Very large and historic (Lincoln spoke here before). The only downside is the annoying columns that are centered all over the room (can block the view of the screens).

Good programs. Comfortable space

Just a wonderful space with a lot of history

Ok

Iconic building of Copper Union, will recommend!

Arrive early, its a big hall but unfortunately the columns are all over the place.

Too many columns

Great place for lecture

Great Hall was nice for the event we had

Very interesting architecture.

Great space and beautiful, also have elevator

Historical experience

Great place to hold a graduation

Cannot see the stage from many seats because of the columns.

Incomparable!!!

Historic

Clean, secure, historic venue.

Full of history and what a place

Excellent

Awesome facility for small conferences

Whats not to love about Cooper Union (except for the microphone problems in the hall)

Historical place of significance

The historical significance of this place is fascinating.

Had an outreach event

Love this place, great for performances and workshops.

A national treasure

Oh, you know, Lincoln gave a speech here, no biggie.

The history it held is awesome!

Beautiful location for a graduation in a great area.

If you pick the wrong seat, your view will be obstructed by one of the many columns