Museum Rental Information
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The Hottest Venue In Town!!
Conferences • Proms • Speakers • Presentations • Galas • Banquets • Tradeshows • Holiday Parties • Employee Functions • Meetings • Bar & Bat Mitzvahs • More....
Voted “Best Family Museum” in the City of Dallas for 2005 by Dallas Child Magazine
SOME PEOPLE THINK SPECIAL EVENT PLANNING IS AN ART...
WE PREFER TO THINK OF IT AS SCIENCE!
To reserve your date or tour our facilities for your event, contact the Special Events Department at 214.428.5555, ext. 1310 or via email at bstoneham@natureandscience.org
Rentals are available at the former Science Place building and the former Dallas Museum of Natural History bulding.
Preferred Catering List
Available upon request.
Rental Items:
- Tables
- Chairs
- Audio Visual Equipment
- Podium
- Screens
- TV/VCR/DVD
- Special Lighting
- Easels
- More...
*Note: Items above are available through caterers or other vendors of the Museum of Nature & Science. Equipment & Caterers subject to availability.
Party Rentals:
American Trade Shows, Inc.,
Phone: 972.278.5600
Email: danny@americantradeshows.com
Ducky-Bob’s
Phone: 972.930.2017
Istem@stellarevent.com
United Party Rental Center
Phone: 972.492.0550
ruthann@unitedrent-all.com
Audio Visual & Sound Experts:
Murray Media
Phone: 214.485.3665, or via email at doug@murraymedia.net
Schoolhouse Audio Visual
Phone: 972.423.5874, or via email at rene@schoolhouseav.com
Facilities
In the former Science Place building:
(Rental terms for 6-hour period)
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- The Hall of Science Lobby
Can accommodate up to 800 people seated (72” rounds) or 800 (4’ X 8’ rectangular) on our beautiful terrazzo flooring or as many as 1,200 for a stand-up reception. (Dimensions: 12,900 sq. ft., Ceiling Height: 30’ high)
- Exhibit Galleries
More than 200 hands-on exhibits designed to amaze and engage. Featured exhibits include: The Little Urban Farm, Hands-On Physics, Networks!, Traveling Exhibits & more. (Dimensions: 28,857 sq. ft.)
- IMAX Theater
without film or A/V
This state-of-the-art facility, complete with Wi-Fi, can seat 323 guests to view our IMAX Educational films: also available after hours for other programs & larger than life Power Point presentations. (Dimensions: 80’ diameter; 7,034 sq. ft.; 79’ dome)
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- The Newly Renovated Planetarium: Great Hall
Our state-of-the-art Planetarium can seat up to 175 guests theater-style in the great Hall Lobby & accommodate a small, intimate reception of 100 seated. (Dimensions: 1,400 sq. ft.)
- New Planetarium High Definition Laser Shows
Only one of its kind in the world: (seats 40)
- Breathtaking landscapes
- Violent volcanic eruptions
- Travel back billions of years in time to witness the birth of the universe with the formation of galaxies
- Explore the planets and moons of the solar system in a majestic journey through our celestial neighborhood
- The Science Place Auditorium
This state-of-the-art facility is Wi-Fi and seats 167 guests. The facility is equipped to show films and offers a stage presence for meetings and presentations. (Dimensions: 69’ X 39’; 2,377 sq. ft.; Ceiling height: 17’)
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In the former Dallas Museum of Natural History building:
This two-story historic 1936 Art Deco style building features a sweeping grand staircase and lushly planted outdoor amphitheater. The interior limestone walls feature thousands of shell fossils. The first and second floors are virtually windowless, which maximizes the amount of available wall space.
Native Habitat Halls
The first floor of the Museum consists of four native Texas Wildlife habitat halls which can be used separately or in conjunction with the reception area. Two of the halls are devoted to Texas mammals and two to Texas birds.
Prehistoric Texas and Texas Dinosaurs
At the top of the grand staircase is another lobby and reception area. The second floor showcases "Prehistoric Texas", the Museum's permanent display of fossils. Feature specimens include a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur and a skeleton of an African dinosaur. The second floor also houses the spectacular Texas Dinosaurs.
Auditorium
Located on the second floor, the auditorium is equipped with a computer, VCR, DVD slide projectors, 20 foot wall screen, podium, microphone and surround sound system.
Outdoor Venue
Located adjacent to the lower level of the Museum and planted with native flowers and trees, the two-tiered amphitheater is perfect for outdoor picnics and cultural arts performances.
