National Maritime Museum | Venue Hire

Yes! We offer evening hire of the National Maritime Museum for a range of events. 

The National Maritime Museum can host standing reception events for up to 1000 people, or gala dinner and awards ceremonies for up to 550 people. 

Yes, we include the south-west lawn in all our hires of the National Maritime Museum. Guests can enjoy a drinks reception here, looking out over Greenwich Park and the Old Royal Naval College before heading inside to the Ocean Map for dinner. 

No, we work with an approved list of suppliers for all catering, production, floristry, fireworks, drones and marquee builds, and we offer a recommended list of suppliers for photography, entertainment, event planning and other event enhancements. We know that exceptional suppliers make exceptional events and we work tirelessly to provide our clients with suppliers that can bring creativity, functionality and precision to your event. Take a look at our suppliers here.

Yes, we can host events within the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year gallery for up to 100 people. We can open up some of our other galleries for guests to look at the exhibitions during your event, but we cannot serve or consume food and beverage in them due to the nature of the collection items on display.

Generally, our clients spend between £50,000 - £150,000+VAT on their events at the National Maritime Museum. This will vary vastly from client to client, as everything we do is entirely bespoke. We will work with you to establish the most suitable suppliers from our approved list for your budget.

No, the National Maritime Museum is not currently licensed for civil ceremonies. However we can host wedding receptions, and are very well suited for large scale wedding receptions for up to 550 guests. 

Yes, we offer extensions on a per hour basis at £1500 +VAT per hour. Events can go until 1am for events of up to 499 guests at the National Maritime Museum. The bar must close 30 minutes before the end of the event and music must finish 15 minutes before the end of the event

We include exclusive venue hire from 7pm to 11pm as standard, with a 2 hour set up period for suppliers. Our in-built audio visual rig on the Ocean Map is included as standard for your chosen production company to utilise. We also include a cleaner, electrician, venue staff, security personnel and a dedicated event manager.

The National Maritime Museum is an excellent venue for large scale events, particularly gala dinners and awards ceremonies. Its inbuilt audio-visual rig, included in every hire, allows clients access to lighting and sound to enable a fully bespoke ceremony, or engaging performances. Access to an outdoor lawn with spectacular views on all sides makes it ideal for summer events.