National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Event Brochure

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National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

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Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program

Located south of I-40 on Eubank Blvd SE, just north of Kirtland Air Force Base, the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History is the ideal location for your next event. As the nation’s only congressionally chartered museum in its field, the Museum boasts the ambiance and resources of a formal venue, with the additional atmosphere of science, technology, engineering, history, and math. We guarantee a unique and stimulating venue for business meetings, educational programs, receptions, and seated dinners. Whether you are planning a wedding or a retirement party, everyone will remember their time at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History!

SERVICES WE PROVIDE: • Event Advisor • Set up and Tear down • Tables and Chairs (limited) • Table Linens (white or black) • Audio Visual Services • Museum Tours • Security • Museum Store • Free Parking

CLIENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR: • Museum Site Visit • Contractual Signature • Hire Caterer and/or Bartender • Deposit and Final Payment (Before Event) • Direct Payment to All Vendors NOT PERMITTED IN THE MUSEUM: • Smoking • Food or Beverage in Exhibit Areas • Glitter, Confetti, or Balloons

For availability or to set an appointment to view the Museum, please contact us at 505.245.2137, extension 105.

Corporate Meetings

While the Periodic Hall can be utilized for evening events, we have two classrooms and a theater available for both daytime and evening meetings. The walls between the two classrooms and the theater can also be opened, tripling the size of the room.

CAPABILITIES • Theater seating capacity: 29 • Classroom 1 seating capacity: 30 • Classroom 2 seating capacity: 30 • Combined room seating capacity: 89 • Periodic Hall seating capacity: 150+ (Theater Style Seating) ROOM FEATURES • Audio Visual Services • Computer & Internet Connection • Sinks and Refrigerator The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History has flexible and functional meeting spaces that will make your next meeting memorable. From team-building meetings to seminars, you can take your partners away from the monotony of the office to the warmth of the Museum.

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OUTDOOR EXHIBIT AREAS • Heritage Park: 9 acres • Outdoor Event Venue: 2,400 sq ft • N-Vision Plaza: 10,000 sq ft

Please call the Museum for more information regarding rental fees and capabilities of our outdoor exhibit areas.

Our professionals at the Museum value the importance of your social event, and we are dedicated to taking your vision and making it a reality. Let us help in preparing your holiday events, anniversary celebrations, galas, social extravaganzas, fundraisers, retirement parties, and wedding receptions!

Social Events

CAPABILITIES • Cocktail Reception: 300+ • Theater Style Seating: 150+ • Banquet Seating: 200 • Over 2,000 square feet available

Museum Floor Plan

Heritage Park (9 acres)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Cold War Little Albert’s Lab

Atomic Culture Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Waste Transportation Half-life Lounge Uranium Cycle

Energy Encounter

Nano

(2,400 sq ft)

Pioneers of the Atom

(600 sq ft)

Periodic Hall Classroom 1

Trinity & its Legacy

Manhattan Project

Temporary Exhibit

WWII

Men’s Restroom

Classroom 2

(1,584 sq ft)

Women’s Restroom

(450 sq ft)

Theater

Outdoor Event Venue

Radiation 101

Fat Man & Little Boy

(440 sq ft)

Museum Store

N-Vision Plaza (10,000 sq ft)

DAYTIME RATES

EVENING RATES Museum Spaces

Monday - Thursday 4 hours

Whole Museum* Periodic Hall Theater Classroom 1 Classroom 2 Theater, Classroom 1 & 2

$2,000 $1,000 $300 $300 $300 $900

Friday - Sunday 4 hours

Monday - Friday 4 hours

Saturday - Sunday 4 hours

Additional Hour Fee

$2,500 $1,500 $350 $350 $350 $1,050

N/A N/A $150 $150 $150 $450

N/A N/A $200 $200 $200 $600

$400 $200 $75 $75 $75 $225

Set up and tear down fee (varies depending upon number of attendees) Damage deposit (for rentals with alcohol, exhibits, or larger than 100 attendees) Security fee (for all evening rentals) Museum audio visual rental and technical support fee (additional equipment may be ordered at renter’s expense)

$150+ $250 1 per 100 - $20/hour $20/hour

10% discount on rental fee - Available to military, Sandia National Laboratories, and qualifying nonprofit organizations * Whole Museum represents use of the Periodic Hall and two or more other rooms

preferred caterers While we regularly work with and recommend the following caterers, you are more than welcome to make arrangements with your own catering service of choice.

Blue Plate Special www.blueplate.com 505.255.BLUE (2583) Slate Street Café www.slatestreetcafe.com 505.243.2210 The Cooperage Restaurant www.cooperageabq.com/catering 505.255.1657

601 Eubank Blvd SE • Albuquerque, NM 87123 www.nuclearmuseum.org •(505) 245-2137, extension 105