Small Market Meetings Magazine

Hotel banquet rooms and convention centers are appropriate for many meetings, but sometimes planners are looking for venues that are more memorable. Whether for an off-site evening or an entire day-long event, a museum can provide the perfect setting for an experience that is both unique and special.

In addition to their one-of-a-kind atmospheres, museums often have modern facilities ideal for meetings like auditoriums, breakout rooms, and A/V and food and beverage services. Here are five museums in the Southeast perfect for your next unforgettable event.

History Museum of Mobile

Mobile, Alabama

Once Mobile, Alabama’s city hall, the History Museum of Mobile is a stately institution and the perfect location to learn about the city’s diverse and rich history. More than 20,000 square feet of exhibit space interpret Mobile’s history from pre-Colonial contact to its present role as a modern port city.

The iconic marble lobby has a grand staircase, atrium and historic murals dating to the 1930s. Capacity is 225 standing or 125 seated at tables. The elegant Hearin-Chandler Auditorium is ideal for workshops, board meetings or small conferences, with a capacity of 250 standing or 200 in theater seating. The picturesque courtyard provides an atmospheric outdoor charm and accommodates 120 standing or 75 seated at tables, and the museum classroom can hold 75 standing or 65 at tables. The Charlotte Room accommodates 50 standing or 30 seated.

Meeting planners can share Mobile’s heritage with their guests by opening the galleries throughout the museum during your event. The museum’s private events calendar is often completely booked (and they do not hold events during the Mardi Gras season), so plan well in advance to secure space at this venue.

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