CONTENTS EXPLORE CONVENTION FACILITIES FESTIVALS & EVENTS FEATURED PARTNERS AIRPORTS RESOURCES 10 REASONS HERE TO HELP WHAT’S NEW SPOTLIGHTS TEAM BUILDING GROUP DINING EVENT VENUES MEET GREEN The Promontory in Hyde Park is a bilevel performance and events venue that seats up to 150 guests, with cabaret tables and a standing lounge for up to 300, attached to an excellent restaurant specializing in rustic wood-fired cooking. Field Museum , located on the lakefront Museum Campus . Between its airy atrium, lobby, and galleries, the Chicago Architecture Center accommodates 300 guests across two floors overlooking the Chicago River. Rent the entire Museum of Science and Industry for extravagant parties of up to 12,000. Or opt for its eco-friendly, freestanding Smart Home that seats 40 for dinner, or up to 300 for an outdoor reception in its lush garden dotted with huge trees that pre-date the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. The DuSable Museum of African American History in Hyde Park — the oldest independent Black history museum in the nation — can accommodate groups of up to 450 seated, with 800 standing capacity. The museum showcases exhibits with themes like the civil rights movement in Chicago and a tribute to charismatic Harold Washington, the city’s first African American mayor. PRIVATE EVENT SPACES The Old Post Office , with its 1920s art deco design, features floor-to-ceiling white marble walls and gold leaf ceilings for Gatsby-esque opulence. The multipurpose rooms and lounges are ideal for conferences, and The Historic Lobby hosts 800 seated or 1,400 standing. MUSEUMS Up to 7,500 guests can sip cocktails among everything from towering dinosaurs to sparkling rare jewels in the galleries of the Field Museum Gallery Guichard Find even more exciting venue and entertainment ideas. LEFT TO RIGHT: ADAM ALEXANDER PHOTOGRAPHY; ABEL ARCINIEGA
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