Rental pricing includes: 4-hour facility rental, on-site security, building supervisor, janitor and maintenance fees. Use of an additional location is available at an hourly rate with a 4-hour facility rental from January - November. All pricing is subject to change.
| GENERAL EVENING EVENTS(Applies to any event scheduled during January - November) | |||||
| Event Location |
Classroom Capacity |
Theatre Capacity |
Seated Dinner Capacity |
Cocktail Reception Capacity |
Rental Rate |
|
Hall of Paleontology |
_ |
100 Wedding Ceremony capacity |
360 | 650 |
$5,000 |
|
2nd floor: Gems and Minerals, Hall of Malacology, Hall of Africa and Texas Hall of Wildlife |
_ | _ | 300 | 600 |
$4,000 |
|
1st and 2nd floors: Permanent Exhibit Halls |
_ | _ | 750 | 1,200 |
$7,000 |
| Cullen Hall of Gems & Minerals | _ |
100 Wedding Ceremony capacity |
150 | 200 |
$3,500 |
| Wiess Energy Hall | _ | 40 | 50 | 100 |
$2,500 |
| Cockrell Butterfly Center Lobby | _ |
150 Wedding Ceremony capacity |
120 | 200 |
$2,000 |
| Cockrell Butterfly Center | _ | _ | _ |
50 Wedding Ceremony capacity |
$1,000 / Hour |
| Arnold Space Hall | 70 | 250 | 150 | 200 | $1,400 |
| Classroom | 9-24 | 30-80 | 16-40 | 40-90 | $400 |
| Moran Lecture Hall | 100 | 220 | 150 | 200 | $1,800 |
| Conference Room | 45 | 100 | 60 | 100 | $1,000 |
| Burke Baker Planetarium | _ | 200 | _ | _ | $1,200/ Hour |
| Giant Screen Theatre | _ | 400 | _ | _ | $2,000 / Hour |
| Grand Hall | _ | _ | 350 | 900 |
$4,000 |
|
Sundial Outdoor location |
_ | 180 | 120 | 200 |
$3,000 $1,200/Hour |
|
Entire Museum Grand Hall, 1st & 2nd Floors Butterfly Center Lobby |
_ | _ | 1,100 | 2,500 | $10,000 |
| GENERAL DAYTIME EVENTS(Events during January - November) | |||||
| Event Location |
Classroom Capacity |
Theatre Capacity |
Seated Dinner Capacity |
Cocktail Reception Capacity |
Rental Rate |
| Arnold Space Hall | 70 | 250 | 150 | 200 |
$500/half day $1,000/full day |
| Classroom | 9-24 | 30-80 | 16-40 | 40-90 |
$200/half day $400/full day |
| Conference Room | 45 | 100 | 60 | 100 |
$400/half day $800/full day |
| Moran Lecture Hall | 100 | 220 | 150 | 200 |
$750/half day $1,500/full day |
| Morian Overlook | - | 100 | 150 | 150 |
$850/half day $1,200/full day |
Holiday Pricing
| HOLIDAY EVENING EVENTS(Applies to any event scheduled during December) | |||||
| Event Location |
Classroom Capacity |
Theatre Capacity |
Seated Dinner Capacity |
Cocktail Reception Capacity |
Rental Rate |
| Hall of Paleontology | _ |
100 Wedding Ceremony |
360 | 650 | $6,000 |
|
2nd floor: Gems and Minerals, Hall of Malacology, Hall of Africa and Texas Hall of Wildlife |
_ | _ | 300 | 600 | $4,500 |
|
1st and 2nd floors: Permanent Exhibit Halls |
_ | _ | 750 | 1,200 | $8,000 |
| Cullen Hall of Gems & Minerals | _ |
100 Wedding Ceremony capacity |
150 | 200 | $4,000 |
| Wiess Energy Hall | _ | 40 | 50 | 100 | $3,000 |
| Cockrell Butterfly Center Lobby | _ |
150 Wedding Ceremony capacity |
120 | 200 | $2,500 |
| Cockrell Butterfly Center | _ | _ | _ |
50 Wedding Ceremony capacity |
$2,500 |
| Arnold Space Hall | 70 | 250 | 150 | 200 | $1,400 |
| Classroom | 9-24 | 30-80 | 16-40 | 40-90 | $400 |
| Moran Lecture Hall | 100 | 220 | 150 | 200 | $1,900 |
| Conference Room | 45 | 100 | 60 | 100 | $1,200 |
| Burke Baker Planetarium | _ | 200 | _ | _ | $1,200 / Hour |
| Giant Screen Theatre | _ | 400 | _ | _ | $2,000 / Hour |
| Grand Hall | _ | _ | 350 | 900 | $5,000 |
|
Sundial outdoor location |
_ | 180 | 120 | 200 |
$4,000 $1,500/Hour |
|
Entire Museum Grand Hall, 1st & 2nd Floors Butterfly Center Lobby |
_ | - | 1,100 | 2,500 | $12,000 |
| HOLIDAY DAYTIME EVENTS(Events during December) | |||||
| Event Location |
Classroom Capacity |
Theatre Capacity |
Seated Dinner Capacity |
Cocktail Reception Capacity |
Rental Rate |
| Arnold Space Hall | 70 | 250 | 150 | 200 |
$500/half day $1,000/full day |
| Classroom | 9-24 | 30-80 | 16-40 | 40-90 |
$200/half day $400/full day |
| Conference Room | 45 | 100 | 60 | 100 |
$400/half day $800/full day |
| Moran Lecture Hall | 100 | 220 | 150 | 200 |
$750/half day $1,500/full day |
| Morian Overlook | - | 100 | 150 | 150 |
$850/half day $1,200/full day |
