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Great North Museum: Hancock is one of Newcastle upon Tyne's most distinctive cultural venues, combining a natural-history and archaeology museum with flexible spaces for conferences, weddings, corporate functions, dinners and private celebrations. Located on Barras Bridge beside Newcastle University and around five minutes from Haymarket Metro and bus station, the museum provides a central and easily accessible location for events. The venue's largest event area is the Exhibition Space, which can accommodate up to 450 guests in its full three-hall configuration. The space can also be divided into smaller sections, allowing organisers to hire the whole hall, two halls or a single hall. It includes projection and audio equipment suitable for presentations and conferences. The Clore Suite provides a more intimate private-event environment and can accommodate up to 120 guests for receptions or theatre-style events. It also has access to a private garden. The Living Planet Gallery, surrounded by natural-history displays, can accommodate up to 160 reception guests or 100 seated guests. A particularly unusual option is the Planetarium, which accommodates up to 27 people theatre-style and must be hired during the first two hours of an event. The entire museum can also be hired for large receptions, with a stated capacity of 1,280 people.
The Exhibition Space was completed in 2009 and benefits from state-of-the-art projection and audio equipment to ensure that presenting to a large group is a simple process. The space can be divided into three smaller rooms and you can hire the whole hall or just one or two sections of it.
The Living Planet Gallery provides one of the museum's most distinctive event environments, surrounded by natural-history displays and double-height wildlife exhibits. It can accommodate up to 160 guests for a reception and 100 for a seated meal. It is especially suitable for memorable dinners, networking and drinks receptions.
The Clore Suite offers a versatile suite of two rooms, available individually or as one larger space. This space is suitable for up to 120 people for a reception and can be configured in cabaret, boardroom or theatre style. The space also features a large outdoor garden area, which you can incorporate into your event.
The Planetarium is the museum's smallest and most unusual event setting. It provides theatre-style seating for up to 27 people and is particularly suited to intimate presentations and children's parties. For private events, the Planetarium has a specific hire condition requiring its use during the first two hours.
Whole-museum hire provides the opportunity to use the museum's wider public spaces for a large reception or special event. The official venue capacity is 1,280 for a standing reception.
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