VENUE HIRE

The Old Museum has been the site of cultural and educational facilities for over 110 years. From 1891 to 1930, The Old Museum Concert Hall was the main venue for concerts in Brisbane, including recitals by Dame Nellie Melba and Ignaz Paderewski. More recently the Concert Hall has hosted live performances from a variety of artists including Passenger, Katie Noonan, Mark Seymour and 5 Seconds of Summer.

The Old Museum continues to provide a unique heritage background for a large range of events such as performances, rehearsals, concerts, corporate meetings, markets, gala dinners and weddings.

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Room Specifications

Weddings

General Information

GETTING HERE

The Old Museum is located 0.6 km north of the Fortitude Valley Railway station along Brunswick Street.

Bus stop 7 is located directly outside of The Old Museum. For details of public transport to the venue, click here.

PARKING

There is no onsite patron parking at The Old Museum for events. Sites are kept strictly for cast and crew.

Check with the RNA or King Street parking stations for rates and information.

There is also metered street parking in Gregory Terrace, King Street and surrounding side streets.

If you bring a car it is recommended that you come early to allow enough time to travel and find a park, as there is NO parking on site.

WHERE TO STAY

Annex Apartments Best Western (The Gregory Tce) Spring Hill Terraces Motel, 11 minute walk

Rydges Fortitude Valley, 4 minute walk

WHERE TO GO LOCALLY

King Street is within walking distance and has many dining experiences. King Street

ROOM SPECIFICATIONS

CONCERT HALL

This theatre style room is a versatile venue that provides a flexible performance space, suitable for theatre, dance, music productions, seminars, public lectures, conferences, dinners and more.

The Concert Hall can be reconfigured from a 420 seat theatre to a venue for displays, dances or dining. The standard venue hire includes the venue set up in standard theatre mode with a capacity of 420. Supporting facilities for the Concert Hall include a backstage area, dressing rooms and the ground floor foyer reception which can be used for pre-show drinks/canapés.

The stage is raised and measures 23m x 9.5m = 218.5sqm.

Mode Capacities

Standard Theatre Style - 420
Cabaret Style (Flat Floor) - 310 (Cabaret 50 + Stalls 260)
Banquet/Ballroom style (Flat Floor) - 320
Cocktail Style (Flat Floor) - 350

Standard Inclusions:

Tiered and floor theatre seating (420 PAX)
2 Backstage bathrooms/dressing rooms (featuring make-up mirrors, dressing tables, toilet, showers)
Green room (upon request)
Entrance foyer
Basic in-house sound and stage wash lighting
Data projection (upon request)
Lectern

*Please note: Any changes from standard mode will incur a cost of labour to complete the necessary changes.

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Multipurpose Studios

The Old Museum offers 3 Heritage Studios that are perfect for rehearsals, intimate performances, meetings, seminars, workshops and private functions. They are spacious and private and can be hired individually or consecutively (they are separate spaces). All studios lead to the full length balcony overlooking the beautiful heritage gardens.

The Studio floor dimensions measure approximately 18m x 18m = 324sqm.

Studios can be set up as requested according to your requirements in layouts such as U-Shape, Classroom, Square Shape, Workshop, Dinner or Theatre styles.

Mode Capacities per studio

Theatre Style - 170-200
Dinner Style - 140
Cocktail Style - 140

Standard Inclusions:

Chairs
Exhibition Hall foyer for Studio #1 events
Data projection (upon request)
Lectern (upon request)
Small PA with microphone (upon request)

Note: All private parties, weddings or receptions are managed by Cuisine on Cue. www.cuisineoncue.com

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Accessibility

Access For All

At The Old Museum we believe music is to enjoyed by everyone. Regardless of your individual needs, we will try our absolute best to support you to have a wonderful time at this historic venue.

Wheelchair Access

Our Concert Hall floor seating is wheelchair accessible.

The studios have wheelchair access via a ramp at the Exhibition Hall front door.

COMPANION CARD RECOGNITION

The Old Museum Venue Management Team acknowledge the important support offered by carers. Any carer with a current companion card should call the Box Office on (07) 3741 7957 to purchase client tickets and obtain a free companion ticket.