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American Museum of Natural History

Upper West Side  ·  200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

Milstein Hall of Ocean Life set for a seated dinner beneath the suspended blue whale model Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda set for a reception with cocktail tables beside the dinosaur skeletons Hall of the Universe set with round dinner tables under a projected star ceiling Ocean Life hall balcony dinner tables overlooking the whale model and dioramas Long dinner table set inside the curved stone atrium of the Gilder Center Hand-picked

Photo: American Museum of Natural History

3,000 standing·1,000 seated·Space est. $115,000+
Why we picked it

A 1,000-seat dinner under a full-size blue whale model, and the regular home of some of the city's biggest fashion and media award nights.

Usually booked for galas, press events and executive dinners, 300 to 1,000 guests.

About American Museum of Natural History

The museum rents more than 45 spaces on Central Park West. The best known is the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, where tables sit beneath a full-size blue whale model. The Roosevelt Rotunda, Akeley Hall, the Hall of the Universe and several theaters are also available.

Milstein Hall seats up to 1,000, and the museum can take 3,000 standing across its halls. Catering is exclusive, and full AV is available, with Frost Productions and Panavid among the producers who work there often.

Ideal for

Know before you book

  • Corporate hosts need a museum corporate membership, starting at $5,000, before booking an event.
  • Catering is exclusive to the museum's caterer.
  • The museum sets scheduling and production rules, and events run after public hours.

What’s here

Food & drink
  • Exclusive in-house caterer
AV & production
  • Full AV available
  • Frost Productions and Panavid produce there often
Space
  • Milstein Hall of Ocean Life: 1,000 seated
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, Akeley Hall, Hall of the Universe
  • Theaters, 45+ spaces in total
Access & rules
  • Corporate membership from $5,000 required to host
  • Museum controls scheduling and production rules

Location

200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

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