Corporate Hire
Daytime and evening functions
Discovery Museum is one of Newcastle’s premier visitor attractions and offers a unique and memorable setting for corporate hire.
The grandeur of the Great Hall and proximity to Newcastle city center makes Discovery Museum a unique choice for dinners, awards evenings and other corporate functions.
With a capacity of up to 350 guests, the magnificent wood-panelled and tiled Great Hall provides a stunning setting for a range of daytime and evening events. The Museum's fascinating galleries and Turbinia Hall can also be hired for evening entertaining and hospitality for up to 1,000 guests. Discovery Museum also has a number of smaller, well-equipped rooms available for hire.
Meetings, training courses and seminars
The museum has a variety of meeting rooms which can hold from 350 people for a conference in the Great Hall to 20 in boardroom format in the Carpathia room. Our Mauretania room can be hired as a conversation space or breakout room for up to 15 people.
All rooms come with a full range of AV equipment.
Being a short five minute walk from Newcastle Central station, Discovery Museum is a convenient venue for all manner of meetings, training sessions and seminars.
Room capacities
| Boardroom | Theater | Dinner | Reception | |
| Great Hall | Not available | 350 | 350 | 350 |
| Turbinia Gallery | Not available | Not available | 100 | 200 |
| Turbinia Cafe | Not available | Not available | 80 | 100 |
| Mauretania Room | Not available | Not available | Not available | 15 |
| Northumbria Room | 15 | Not available | Not available | 15 |
| Carpathia Room | 20 | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Turbinia Room | 20 | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Whole Museum | Not available | Not available | Not available | 1000 |
Catering
Catering can be provided including hot fork buffets, three-course dining and drinks. Download our catering options below:
- Banquet selector
- Banquet selector for gallery dinners
- Hot fork buffet menu
- Finger food buffet menu
- Canapés
- Street food menu
- Wine list
Our award winning caterers can also work with you to produce a bespoke menu for your event.
Contact us
To find out more about hiring Discovery Museum please contact us on: Telephone: (0844) 856 1074 or Email: events@twmuseums.co.uk and state that you're interested in hiring a space at Discovery Museum.*
Find out about hiring our other museums and galleries.
*Your event enquiry will go directly to our catering and events concession Sodexo Prestige.
