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Our wonderfully unique museums are available to hire for your event. Whether it is a drinksÌýreception, lecture, film screening, photo shoot or filming, our welcoming and knowledgable staff are here to ensure your event runs smoothly and has the wow factor to match our amazing collections.

To enquire about hiring a museum please contact museums@ucl.ac.ukÌýand include information about your event/s, your prefered date/s and time/s, attendee numbers andÌýwhether you require catering.

If you are a ÂÒÂ×Ðã staff member enquirying regarding a ÂÒÂ×Ðã event then please include that in your email.

Hires are charged by the hour (minimum 2 hour hire including event/filming/catering set up) plus venue staffing fees (and catering/AV staff if required), additional AV/tech equipment hire (if required)ÌýandÌýadditional filming permission fees if required. Catering is supplied by ÂÒÂ×Ðã's in house caterers

If your event is ticketed then ÂÒÂ×Ðã Ticketing wouldÌýprovide this service with a 7%+VAT commission fee applied.

Availablity: Each museum has its own public opening times and teaching schedule which varies from day to day (see below for guidance ofÌýeach venues availability) although as standard allÌýÂÒÂ×Ðã museums do not open on Sundays, bank holidays or ÂÒÂ×Ðã college closure days.

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Grant Museum of Zoology (max capacity 65 people standing)

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Capacities:

• 65 peopleÌýstanding
• 45 seated with performance area/screen area

We are able to serve a selection of cold drinks (including alcohol licence)Ìýand cold canapes and foodÌýin the Grant Museum (all catering must be ordered via our in house suppliers)

Previous events hosted in the Grant include a 70th birthday party, film screenings, still life drawing classes, yoga sessions, spoken word events, fashion photo shoots and wedding celebrations (ÂÒÂ×Ðã currently does not hold aÌýpremises licence forÌýweddings or civil partnerships).

The museum is home to a wide variety of species (including a few extinct ones) as well as our Instagram famousÌýMicrariumÌýand makes a wonderful backdrop for photo shoots, interviews or filming.

Accessibility - The Grant has step free access from street level.

AV - the museum has an inbuilt sound system for playing background music and was previously an orchestra rehearsal room so has excellent accoustics for singing and microphone free public speaking. No other AV is provided so requests for projectors and screens shold be made on request and will be charged at an additional fee.

Availability: Best availability for booking the Grant Museum isÌýMonday - SaturdayÌýevenings.

It is unavailable Tuesday - Friday 13:00 - 17:00 and Saturday 11:00 - 17:00 as itÌýis open to the public and all dayÌýMonday and Tuesday - Friday 09:00 - 13:00 the museum is used for private teaching.

Full or half day filming canÌýbe potentially accomodated with enough notice and subject to ÂÒÂ×Ðã teaching schedules.

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Petrie Museum ofÌýEgyptian and Sudanese Archaeology (max capacity 35 people standing)

Capacities:

• 35 peopleÌýstanding
• 25 seated for filmÌýscreening.

We are able to serve a selection of cold drinks (including alcohol licence)Ìýand cold canapes in the Petrie Museum (all catering must be ordered via our in house suppliers)

Previous events hosted in the Petrie include film screening, spoken word events andÌýfashion photo shoots.

Accessibility - The Petrie is located on the 1st floor whic can be accessed by the next door library lift.Ìý

AV - The museum has an inbuilt projector, screen and speakers which is connected to a laptop which is used for teaching purposes. There is an additionalÌýfee for hiringÌýthese and it is the hirers responsibility to ensure their laptop/cables are compatible. There is noÌýother in house AV available.

Availability: Best availability for booking the Petrie Museum isÌýMonday - SaturdayÌýevenings.

It is unavailable Tuesday - Friday 13:00 - 17:00 and Saturday 11:00 - 17:00 as itÌýis open to the public and all dayÌýMonday and Tuesday - Friday 09:00 - 13:00 the museum is used for private teaching.

Full or half day filming canÌýbe potentially accomodated with enough notice and subject to ÂÒÂ×Ðã teaching schedules.

Object Based Learning Lab aka OBLL (max capacity 100 people standing)

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Capacities:

• 100 people standing
• 80 peopleÌýseated lecture style with no tables.
• 45Ìýseated around tables teaching style - with no objects
• 30 seated around tables teaching style - with objects.

We are unable to allow catering (including drinks)Ìýin the OBLL Museum, but the museums enterance is located withinÌýthe iconic ÂÒÂ×Ðã Cloisters (a public area) where catering (ordered from our in house suppliers) can be served.

Previous events hosted in the OBLL include high profile interview filming, film screenings andÌýspoken word events.

Accessibility - the OBLL has step free access from street level but is located in the centre of the Bloomsbury campus so there is no nearby parking.

AV - The OBLL Museum has state of the art screensÌýand speakers which areÌýconnected to a laptop which is used for teaching purposes. There is an additionalÌýfee for hiringÌýthese and it is the hirers responsibility to ensure their laptop/cables are compatible. There is noÌýother in house AV available.

Availability: Best availability for booking the OBLLÌýisÌýMonday - Friday evenings and Saturday day times and evenings.

This museum is a dedicated teaching space and therefore is usually unavailable MondayÌý- Friday 09:00 - 17:00.

Full or half day filming canÌýbe potentially accomodated with enough notice and subject to ÂÒÂ×Ðã teaching schedules.

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Art Museum (max capacity 30 people)

Capacity:

• 30 standing
• 15 seatedÌý

We are unable to allow catering (including drinks)Ìýin the Art Museum, but the museums enterance is located withinÌýthe iconic ÂÒÂ×Ðã Cloisters (a public area) where catering (ordered from our in house suppliers) can be served.

There is no AV in this museum space

Availability: Best availability for booking the Art Museum during ÂÒÂ×Ðã term time is Monday - Friday evenings and Saturday day times and evenings. For hire requests outside of ÂÒÂ×Ðã term time pleaseÌýprovide dates and times at point of enquiry.

It is unavailable Wednesday - Friday 13:00 - 17:00 during ÂÒÂ×Ðã term times as itÌýis open to the public and all dayÌýMondayÌý- Friday 09:00 - 13:00 the museum is used for private teaching.

Full or half day filming canÌýbe potentially accomodated with enough notice and subject to ÂÒÂ×Ðã teaching schedules.

Pathology Museum

The Pathology Museum is a private teaching museum located in the Royal Free hospital in North London.

Events have included private tours and filming, including beingÌýfeatured in television programmes such as BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?

For a sneak peek of the museum then visit Ìýto watch the BBC feature which includes the sword swallower’s oesophagus and a plaster cast of a hand belonging to a man that had acromegaly and was 8ft 9in (2.6m) tall.

Catering is not allowed in this museum.

Availability: The Pathology Museum is a private teaching museum and is not open to the public, please provide dates and times at point of enquiry.

Filming/Photography: Due to the nature of the collection, a full summary of the purpose of the filming/photography must be provided at the point of enquiry. ÂÒÂ×Ðã reserve the right to refuse filming/photography.

Full or half day filming canÌýbe potentially accomodated with enough notice and subject to ÂÒÂ×Ðã teaching schedules.

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