Upper East & West Side Event Spaces: Museums, Clubs & Ballrooms

Every Upper East & West Side space, side by side

Hourly rooms show the minimum spend for the day. Other venues show a space estimate: the rental, food and drink minimum or buyout minimum it usually starts from.

Space	Area	Standing / seated	Size	Rate	Minimum	Cost for the day
The Explorers Club	Upper East Side	175 / 100		Quoted	Varies	Space est. $7,500+
Bohemian National Hall	Upper East Side	300 / 260	3,000 sq ft	Quoted	Varies	Space est. $8,500+
Museum of the City of New York	Upper East Side	500 / 250	11,060 sq ft	Quoted	Varies	Space est. $10,000+
The Pierre, A Taj Hotel	Upper East Side	750 / 700	5,155 sq ft	Quoted	Varies	Space est. $80,000+
583 Park Avenue	Upper East Side	1200 / 700	13,300 sq ft	Quoted	Varies	Space est. $55,000+
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum	Upper East Side	1000 / 250		Quoted	Varies	Space est. $90,000+
American Museum of Natural History	Upper West Side	3000 / 1000		Quoted	Varies	Space est. $115,000+

The rooms

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What uptown is like for an event

Uptown is where New York holds its galas. The rooms here are museum halls on Fifth Avenue and Central Park West, ballrooms on Park and Fifth, and a few historic clubs and halls on the side streets between them.

They suit events where the address does part of the work: benefit dinners, donor receptions, award nights and executive dinners. Most of the museums and hotels use their own caterers, so the space estimate is usually a rental or a food and drink minimum. Bohemian National Hall and The Explorers Club are the smaller, more flexible options.

The 4, 5 and 6 run along Lexington Avenue and the Q along Second Avenue, and the B and C stop at the Natural History Museum on the West Side. For evening galas, plan on cars and a clear drop-off at the door.

Planning an event in Upper East & West Side

01

Museums book on their schedule

Museum rentals start after public hours and can require a corporate membership. Ask about both before you plan the timeline.

02

Plan the arrival

Evening guests uptown often arrive by car. Confirm where cars can stop and how the coat check handles a rush.

03

Seated count first

Gala rooms here are often measured by the seated dinner. Start from that number and check the cocktail space separately.

Planning something uptown?

Send us the date, headcount and format. We’ll come back with the rooms that fit and what the space will cost.

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Upper East & West Side event space questions

How much does an event space on the Upper East Side cost?

Among the rooms we list, space estimates start around $5,000 for a historic hall and run past $100,000 for the largest museum halls. We never add a booking fee.

Can we host a gala in a museum?

Yes. The Museum of the City of New York, the Guggenheim and the Natural History Museum all rent for evening events, usually with an in-house or preferred caterer and after public hours.

What works for a smaller executive dinner?

The Explorers Club rooms seat around 100 in a townhouse setting, and several of the museum rooms take smaller seated dinners.

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Every Upper East & West Side space, side by side

The rooms

The Explorers Club

Bohemian National Hall

Museum of the City of New York

The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

583 Park Avenue

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

American Museum of Natural History