Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Venue Description
The natural choice for your next special event! Impress your guests under the dome of the four-story, Beaux-Arts Rotunda next to Henry, the African bush elephant. Our museum is home to the world-famous Hope Diamond and National Gem Collection, Ocean Hall, Mammal Hall, and the newly renovated National Fossil Hall. The National Museum of Natural History offers a unique and memorable venue for any event, from a seated dinner for 20 guests to a reception for 3,000.
Buzz
Dine with a dinosaur! Party with a pachyderm! Dazzle your guests with diamonds! Entertain your guests in a variety of dramatic settings, intimate or expansive, in the world’s most visited natural history museum.
Memorable Moment
Opened in 1910, the green-slate dome of the National Museum of Natural History rose above the tree line of Washington, D.C., forever changing the city’s skyline and the nation’s scholarly resources.
Affiliations
SESMA MPI ISES
Buzz
Dine with a dinosaur! Party with a pachyderm! Dazzle your guests with diamonds! Entertain your guests in a variety of dramatic settings, intimate or expansive, in the world’s most visited natural history museum.
Memorable Moment
Opened in 1910, the green-slate dome of the National Museum of Natural History rose above the tree line of Washington, D.C., forever changing the city’s skyline and the nation’s scholarly resources.
Affiliations
SESMA MPI ISES
Spaces
Fossil Hall
Max. capacity (standing): 300
Max. capacity (seated): 150
Gem Hall
Max. capacity (standing): 200
Max. capacity (seated): 50
Human Origins Hall
Max. capacity (standing): 200
Max. capacity (seated): 60
Mammal Hall
Max. capacity (standing): 300
Max. capacity (seated): 80
National Museum of Natural History: Entire Space
Max. capacity (standing): 3000
Max. capacity (seated): 500
Ocean Hall
Max. capacity (standing): 300
Max. capacity (seated): 80
Rotunda
Max. capacity (standing): 300
Max. capacity (seated): 300
Markets
Washington, D.C.
Categories
Address
Constitution Avenue at 10th Street, NW
20560
Washington, DC
