FACILITY INFORMATION The Health Museum is the ideal setting for an unique and memorable event experience. We are centrally located in the heart of Houston's Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. The Health Museum offers multiple rental options to meet your event needs and is also conveniently near numerous hotels, Midtown, EaDo, Hermann Park, and the city's central business district. Past events have included conferences and seminars, galas, annual meetings, staff retreats, seated dinners, receptions, weddings, young professionals networking events, fashion shows, and more. Event Spaces McGovern Theater The McGovern Theater offers audiovisual capabilities that are perfect for presentations or seminars. The stage and screen, variable lighting options and cushioned, high-back seats make this intimate theater suitable for presentations, performances, lectures, panel discussions and video presentations. Occupancy: 120 The Grand Hall This magnificent space is the ideal setting for a reception or seated dinner. Featuring terrazzo floors, glass archways and a 50-foot ceiling, it truly is a Grand Hall. The open floor plan allows for various event layouts and design options. Centrally located, the Grand Hall provides guests with access to all the museum s exhibits as well as the McGovern Theater. Occupancy: 175 banquet seating/200 theater-style seating/350 standing reception Sue Trammell Whitfield Gallery The Sue Trammell Whitfield Gallery hosts several limited-engagement exhibits throughout the year. With over 3,700 square feet of exhibit space, this gallery is transformed into a must-see exhibit. The spacious entrance from the Grand Hall provides guests a glimpse into the gallery and allows for easy flow of guests between these two spaces. When no limited-engagement exhibition is housed in the gallery, it may be utilized as additional event space. Speak with the Special Events Coordinator for further details. Occupancy: 150 banquet seating/175 theater-style seating/200 standing reception Conference Rooms/Classrooms The Museum also offers classroom space, totaling 2,460 square feet, great for workshops, meetings and presentations. The space can be used as 3 separate classrooms or as one large classroom / meeting space and is equipped with audio visual capabilities for presentations, video, lectures and board meetings. Each room, separated by air walls, range from 750-950 square feet Occupancy: 50 guests per room, 165 in all 3 rooms
Exhibit Spaces Amazing Body Gallery The Amazing Body Gallery allows guest to experience the human body as they journey through the exhibit s a-maze-ing passages. Traveling from the giant beating heart, through the colon, and into the brain, guests enter a world of discovery. Once inside the network of corridors, guests get a sense of the exhibit s vast size. The ideal location for a networking reception, this exhibit offers intimate niches for conversation. Walking through the brain and gazing into a giant human eye provides attendees an array of conversation starters. Their voyage continues through every life-sustaining organ of the amazing body and connects to the adjacent Lower Exhibition Gallery. Occupancy: 55 guests per exhibit space, 165 in all 3 spaces Lower Exhibition Gallery Guests become part of the exhibit experience in this innovative 1,800 square feet traveling exhibition gallery. This exhibition gallery, located off the Grand Hall, is perfect for a reception-style gathering and allows guests to flow into the Amazing Body Gallery. DeBakey Cell Lab The DeBakey Cell Lab at The Health Museum is the only working lab, museum experience in the Southwest and the nation s first bilingual Cell Lab. Visitors will gear up with a lab coat, gloves and goggles and participate in 7 unique hands-on lab experiences where they will experience cellular biology up close and personal using real lab equipment and real lab procedures. The DeBakey Cell Lab is housed in the Museum s Sue Trammell Whitfield Gallery.
Audio Visual Capabilities The event coordinator can arrange for any audio/visual requirements including: podium, PA system, projector and projector screens. If the client needs to show a PowerPoint presentation or any other electronic documents, the presentation and/or documents must be saved on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Drive. The Health Museum Special Events Coordinator will upload the documents from the USB onto the computer. If the client needs internet access, the client must inform the Special Events Coordinator in advance to set up internet access for the client. The client may not handle any A/V equipment provided by The Health Museum. An Audio Visual Equipment Setup Fee will be incurred if audio visual equipment setup is required. An Audio Visual Technician Fee will be incurred if an audio visual technician is requested to be on-site for the duration of the event. Please discuss needs with the event coordinator prior to event. Table and Chair Availability There is limited availability of chairs and tables for event rental use. 200 chairs 20 48 in. round tables o can comfortably sit 4-5 people per table 20 6 ft. tables; 10 bar high tables 5 8 ft. tables * Table linens are available for additional table clothing cleaning fee. Vendors The Health Museum has no restrictions on your choice of vendors for catering, equipment rental, entertainment, decorating, lighting, etc.; The Museum does not allow open flames during events. Caterers must provide Certificate of Insurance prior to the event showing workers compensation insurance, commercial automobile liability insurance and general liability insurance. See contract for further details. Booking To book an event at The Health Museum, please contact: Elizabeth Edwards Special Events Coordinator specialevents@thehealthmuseum.org 713-521-1515 ext. 105
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Do I need to pay a deposit for event booking? Yes. In order for your event to be booked, you must sign and return a rental agreement contract and put down a non-refundable deposit of $500 or 50% of the rental amount if the rental is less than $1,000. Your reservation is not confirmed until the deposit amount is received. Where can my guests park? All guests may park in The Health Museum s surface lot (entrance located on Hermann Drive). Parking fees are $5 for visitors and $3 for members. Metered parking is also available along La Branch, Ewing and Hermann Drive. Event organizers can arrange to pay for parking for all guests. For events booked after 5 p.m., exclusive use of our parking lot is included in the afterhours facility-fee. How early can I arrive to begin setup? Event organizers may arrive one hour prior to the event start time. Special arrangements to arrive more than one hour prior to event start time must be made with the Special Events Coordinator prior to the event. Can I bring my own décor? Yes. All decorating arrangements must be made by the event organizer/rental client and approved by the museum s Special Events Coordinator. All rental equipment companies must arrange arrival times in advanced for the day of the event. All outside rentals must be removed immediately following the event. Overnight storage of any equipment is not allowed. Can I serve alcohol at my event? Yes, alcohol may be served at events. The caterer is responsible for all food and beverage set-up and liquor service. The caterer must provide a copy of a valid Liquor License and Certified Bartenders License at least three weeks prior to event.. Cash transactions "Cash Bars" are not allowed in the Museum without proper TABC permits. What if my event lasts more than 4 hours? All event rental fees include four hours for the event plus one hour for set-up and one hour for break-down. Any additional time will incur a $100 per hour charge. Is there Wi-Fi available in the event rental space? Wi-Fi capabilities are available in our theater, exhibit spaces, and classroom/conference room space. If Wi-Fi is needed, arrangements must be made with the Special Events Coordinator prior to the event.
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