Facility Rental Information
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For pricing or additional information,
contact (253) 798-5895
or email rdonahue@wshs.wa.gov
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The Washington State History Museum offers a variety of spaces that can be used individually or combined to suit a wide variety of events, from small business meetings and lunches to receptions for over 300 guests. The Museum even has its own auditorium with over 200 seats, ideal for conferences, awards ceremonies, or even a movie!
Following are brief descriptions of our available spaces. Please feel free to call the Rental Coordinator at (253) 798-5895 to arrange for a guided tour of our unique spaces.
GRAND LOBBY
Located at the Museum's main entrance, the Grand Lobby is the building's most open and accessible room. In the daylight, its bright airiness highlights the huge arches and beautiful balconies above, while nighttime lights from the Plaza and nearby Union Station add an elegance to any occasion.
BEN B. CHENEY MEZZANINE
Located on the fourth floor of the Museum, one floor above the Grand Lobby, the Ben B Cheney Mezzanine provides a versatile space that is out of the main flow of visitor traffic while offering beautiful views of the Grand Lobby, Union Station and the Museum Shop. With its rosewood paneling and bird's-eye view of the Main Gallery, the Cheney Mezzanine is perfect for almost any event, including receptions, seminars, luncheons, and served or buffet dinners. Movable panels can make the area more secluded for private events or divide it for smaller workshops within a larger seminar. The Cheney Mezzanine also combines with the Fifth Floor Lobby and/or the Grand Lobby, adding even more versatility and elegance to a larger event.
PETER SIMPSON BOARDROOM
This impressive room with its giant arched window and its sweeping views of the Chihuly Bridge of Glass, Museum of Glass, the newly-restored Albers Place, and Mount Rainier offers a distinctive surrounding in which to host your meeting, reception, media event, lecture or seminar. The room features a built in projection screen, and video equipment is available for no extra charge. From its own caterer's kitchen, a seated or buffet lunch or dinner is easily served. If additional space is needed to enhance your special event, consider hosting your refreshments, cocktails, or registration in the Fifth Floor Lobby area, just a few steps away.
ODLIN GALLERY
With its vaulted ceiling, overhanging balconies and walkways, this lobby area is perhaps the most unusually designed area of the all the Museum's public spaces. Ideal for receptions, exhibit opening receptions, intimate luncheons and dinners, this captivating area leads into the ever changing special exhibits galleries. These galleries are adjacent to the lobby area.
MOUNT TAHOMA AUDITORIUM AND AUDITORIUM LOBBY
The Mount Tahoma Auditorium, seating 215, has an enclosed projection booth, is disabled accessible, has a built-in stage area (entry left and right), and contains a built-in sound system with microphones and hearing assistance devices. The projection booth has audio/visual equipment available for renter use at no additional cost, other than the basic rental fee. The spacious Auditorium Lobby has its own outside entrance, as well as an inside entrance on the second floor, and is ideal for luncheons, stand up receptions, registration activities, ticket sales, intermission refreshments and other activities.
BOEING OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER AND PLAZA
The Boeing Amphitheater and Plaza offer an exceptional site for special fresh air, out-of-doors events. Whether it be a music concert in the Amphitheater or an afternoon reception on the Plaza, this beautiful area is unique and spacious. Surrounded by the classic red brick arches, the majestic view of the Cascade Mountains, the intriguing Thea Foss Waterway and the Native Washington Plaza Garden, it is truly an impressive area in which to hold your event.
The Plaza, entrance to the Chihuly Bridge of Glass and adjacent to the café, is ideal for receptions and seated or buffet luncheons and dinners. Entertainment presentations, lectures, and many other types of programs may be offered in the tiered Amphitheater. The Boeing Amphitheater and Plaza areas are generally used together for special events. It is possible, however, to use the areas separately if your event so requires.
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