Museum Price Guide for Event Rentals

Level & Space

Amenities & Considerations

Capacity

Availability

Rental Fee

Level A:

       

Meeting Room

  • Small domestic kitchen

75 reception
50 seated

Day only

$300 Half Day

$450  Full Day

First Floor:

       

Entire First Floor

  • Access to Lobby, Coastal Carolina, and NC Natural Treasures
  • Catering workroom and kitchen
  • Access to Auditorium requires an additional fee

350 reception

150 seated

Night only

$950

Auditorium
(Must be rented with First Floor)

  • State-of-the-Art High Definition projection system
  • CD-quality surround sound
  • No charge for podium
  • List of equipment and technician fees available upon request.

265 + handicapped

Night only

$1250

Second Floor:

       

Entire Second Floor

  • Access to Nature’s Explorers, Mountains to the Sea and the Coastal Overlook
  • Excludes Special Exhibits Gallery and the Discovery Room

425 reception

Night only

$1,000

Third Floor:

       

Entire Third Floor

  • Includes Mountains to the Sea, Terror of the South, Prehistoric NC, and Tropical Connections

475 reception

 

Night only

$1,200

Fourth Floor:

       

Entire Fourth Floor

  • Lofty space with skylight
  • View of Living Conservatory
  • Access to Acro Café, Arthropod Zoo
  • Available until 9:00pm

250 reception

150 seated

Night only

$600

Fifth Floor:

       

Board Room and Bicentennial Terrace

  • Views of Capitol and Legislative Buildings

40 reception

35 seated

Day and Night

$400 Half Day

$500 Full Day

Combinations:

       

First and Second Floors:

  • Excludes Auditorium, Discovery Room and Special Exhibits Gallery

775 capacity

Night only  

$1,800

First, Second and Third Floors:

  • Same as First and Second.
  • Also excludes Classrooms and Windows on the World

1,250 capacity

Night only

$2,600

First, Second, Third and Fourth Floors:

  • Same as First, Second and Third.
  • Also excludes Living Conservatory and Naturalist Center

1,500 capacity

Night only

$3,000


All set-up for evening events must begin after 5:00 p.m. on the day of the event. Prices shown are for a four-hour period of time between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.(unless otherwise noted).

Prices subject to change.

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