Corporate and Non-Profit Events

A departure from the ordinary, the Museum boasts novel surroundings and endless entertainment that promises to intrigue even the most seasoned event guests. The Museum’s one-of-a-kind location offers exquisite sights during any season, at any time of day or evening. Whether personal or corporate, every event is customized to meet your needs.

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Your Event Team

Our Team is ready to make your Event a success!

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Museum Sales Manager

A Museum sales manager will ensure that your event proceeds smoothly from day one. Upon booking, a Museum operations coordinator serves as your direct contact during the planning and setup phase.

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Max Ultimate Food

A representative of MAX Ultimate Food will work closely with you, to review and detail your catering needs and expectations. MAX’s ability to combine a flair for quality and sophistication, while carrying out fanciful touches and unique details, is unrivaled in the events industry.

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Vendor Support

We have close partnerships with some of the area’s most reputable and creative vendors. We pride ourselves on providing best-in-class hospitality and the ability to create events that your guests will remember for years to come.

Event Amenities

All corporate and non-profit events include the following amenities:

  • Complimentary on-site parking for your guests
  • On-site event manager
  • In-house tables and black or white garden chairs
  • Dedicated setup and breakdown time for vendors (see event spaces for details)
  • No additional tax, gratuity, or administrative fees in addition to venue rental
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Unforgettable Event Spaces

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Blue Wing Exhibit Halls

Capacity:  250 - 900 Guests

This true ‘Night at the Museum’ experience encloses three levels of galleries wrapped around a central open atrium. A revolving array of exhibit components creates a unique and dynamic atmosphere for guests, while soaring ceilings and expansive spaces provide a touch of grandeur. Available for evening rental only.

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Museum Buyout

Capacity: Up to 4,500 Guests

Make the Museum of Science your backdrop for an event your guests will remember for a lifetime. A full-venue buyout affords you access to all our public and private event spaces, as well as the Exhibit Halls within our iconic museum campus. Host an elegant dinner in our lobby followed by the vibrancy of the Blue Wing, or enjoy seasonal stargazing in our one-of-a-kind Washburn Pavilion and Tent.

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Hall of Human Life

Capacity: 60 - 150 Guests

The Hall of Human Life features more than 70 interactive components and aims to revolutionize how guests engage with their own biology and manage their health. This ever-evolving exhibit space is a perfect location in combination with either the Skyline Room or d’Arbeloff Suite for a cocktail reception or a small intimate reception and dinner.

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New England Habitats

Capacity: 50 - 80 Guests

Transport yourself to New England’s natural environment, featuring windows into the most wide- ranging, picturesque of landscapes. This rustic exhibit is an engaging experience for all curious guests. These earthy representations serve as a built-in arcadian motif for any event or cocktail hour. 

Artist Francis Lee Jaques, famous for his ability to blend background paintings seamlessly with three-dimensional foregrounds, painted many of the scenescapes found in the Museum.

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Atrium and Foyer

Capacity: 130 - 180 Guests

Nestled in the Red Wing of the Museum, the Atrium and Foyer serves as the perfect backdrop for a one-of- a-kind cocktail reception or dinner. Guests can mingle before enjoying an evening of stargazing in our Charles Hayden Planetarium or experiencing a larger-than-life film in our five-story-high Mugar Omni Theater. Guests might even get to enjoy a trip on our piano stairs on their way in or out of the theater.

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Washburn Pavilion

Capacity: 180 - 400 Guests

This hidden gem offers a beautiful, historic open-air pavilion that predates the Museum itself and is the only dedicated event space located directly on the Charles River. Just steps from the water, the Washburn Pavilion boasts refreshing breezes, shady trees, and wonderful views of the iconic Longfellow Bridge. This space includes a semi-permanent tent, a covered patio, and grassy areas. The Washburn Pavilion is available for both daytime and evening events.

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D'Arbeloff Suite

Capacity: 40 - 160 Guests

Natural light streams through the windows on both sides of this ideal meeting space, which offers incredible views of the Bunker Hill Monument, Zakim Bridge, Esplanade, and city of Boston. A private balcony, ideal for evening cocktails, adds an outdoor element that allows for fresh air and spectacular stargazing.

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Skyline Room

Sitting on the 6th floor of the Museum, this space offers sweeping views of the iconic Boston and Cambridge city skylines through two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows. The Skyline Room boasts a one-of-a-kind sunset city view. By night, the sparkling mosaic of city lights provides a dramatic backdrop.

Public Science Common Rendering - Corporate Event

Public Science Common

Opening Fall 2026
Capacity: 150 - 700 Guests

A 10,000-square-foot, high-impact destination on the Charles River—where panoramic skyline views meet immersive technology and limitless possibility. Designed to flex, transform, and inspire, this is not just a venue.
It’s a canvas for the unforgettable.

Max Ultimate Food

Boston’s premier catering company was founded twenty years ago with the simple premise of delivering the highest quality food, period. MAX’s approach is hands-on and one- stop. MAX’s culinary team has a reputation of creativity, innovation, and style, second to none. MAX Ultimate Food doesn’t simply create events, it delivers experiences. 

The health and well-being of our guests and greater community is paramount in everything we do. Menus are curated using seasonal ingredients sourced from local farms and providers wherever possible. MAX’s mission is to deliver delicious food while minimizing our environmental impact.

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Event Enhancements

From small touches to full theater buy-outs, make your event stand out with our unique offerings.

Decorations and Party Games

Based on availability, pricing furnished upon request.

  • Up lighting
  • Clear glass votives (large and small)
  • Giant Jenga
  • Cornhole
  • Gold frame table numbers
  • Gold card stock table numbers
  • Silver table numbers
Audio Visual Enhancements

Based on availability, pricing furnished upon request.

  • On-Site AV technician
  • Sound system (Recommended for Blue Wing or Pavilion events)
  • Podium with microphone
  • Large monitor on rolling stand
  • Projector
  • Programmable wireless up lights
  • Wireless handheld microphone
  • Lavalier microphone
  • Riser
  • Dance floor
Scavenger Hunts

Put your knowledge to the test! You create the teams and provide the prizes. Our team provides the questions and clues needed to orchestrate a scavenger hunt (1 to 1 1/2 hours) through the Museum, and then scores all responses.

Charles Hayden Planetarium

Give your guests the unique opportunity to experience Jupiter’s atmosphere, the surface of an exoplanet, or the night sky. Or even your favorite music, presented in an entirely new way!

Mugar Omni Theaters

When an IMAX® film is projected onto a five-story-high domed screen, you are immersed in it! Offer your guests a viewing experience that’s larger than life. And every bit as amazing.

4-D Theater

In our 98 seat 4-D Theater, what’s on the screen is only half the fun. With effects your guests can feel (and even smell!) this is one giant leap beyond 3-D.

Theater of Electricity

Part of the quintessential Museum of Science experience! Invite your guests to explore the science behind lightning and storms as the world’s largest air- insulated Van de Graaff generator hurls indoor bolts. In this theater, when the lights go down, the lightning comes up.

Museum Store

Our store offers science-related books, toys, gadgets, games, apparel, and a selection of gift items. You may arrange for the store to be open during your event. Store access must be requested at least one month in advance.

Boston Duck Tours

Add a splash of sightseeing to your event! The Museum of Science is a departure point for Boston Duck Tours, and excursions run seasonally from April through November. Enjoy a great overview of the city, while seeing many unique neighborhoods, then splash into the Charles River for a breathtaking view of the Boston and Cambridge skylines.