Rent a Holiday Party Venue

The American Writers Museum is your place to party!

‘Tis the season for a holiday party at the American Writers Museum! This unique event venue is centrally located on the famed Michigan Avenue and provides a cozy, intimate, and interactive atmosphere for groups ranging up to 20 seated to 250 standing reception. 

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Host a Storied Holiday Celebration

Renew your team’s energy and excitement this holiday season with an interactive and memorable holiday trip to the American Writers Museum! When you rent a holiday venue here, your party will be a truly unique celebration.

Complimentary Experience 1: Typewriter Experience

Guests are invited to type holiday letters to family and friends with a complimentary typewriter experience, complete with custom branded paper.

Complimentary Ambience Upgrades

Cozy up next to virtual crackling fires projected on monitors throughout the space while listening to soft holiday jazz.

Rates

  • Early mornings: $1500/hr.

Evenings

Events can be scheduled in blocks of 2, 3, or 4 hours.

  • Event up to 3 hours ……………………….. $3,500
  • Event up to 4 hours ……………………….. $4,500

Non-profit and special circumstances pricing is available upon request.

Space Details to Keep in Mind For Your Holiday Party Venue

Capacity

  • Cocktail reception in the entire museum: 250
  • Theatre style: 100
  • Seated dinner in Readers Hall: 60
  • Seated dinner in A Nation of Writers: 60
  • Seated dinner in Meijer Changing Gallery: 20

Equipment

When you rent a holiday party venue, we include the use of:

  • Ten (10) sleek black highboy tables (linens not included)
  • Up to one hundred (100) theatre-style chairs
  • Three (3) coat racks with metal hangers
  • Podium with a wireless PA system
  • Handheld and Lavalier microphones
  • Six (6) black stanchions
  • Use of nine (9) television monitors
  • Six (6) 66″ round tables (linens not included)
  • Four (4) 6-ft folding tables (linens not included)
  • Four (4) high-top chairs with backs, ideal for programming discussions

AV equipment for additional charge: 3 PTC-140ND Cameras, an RMC-300A camera controller, and a PC running VMix video production and streaming software. Inquire for more information and costs.

Food & Beverage

When you rent a holiday party venue at The American Writers Museum, you can also work with one of our catering partners to plan a menu that will keep your team energized.

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