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Host your company’s next event at the Museum of Making Music. The Museum offers a unique, musical venue for small business meetings, corporate cocktail receptions and dinners. All proceeds benefit the Museum of Making Music, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.

Available Facilities

  • Museum of Making Music Galleries: The museum's five galleries, special exhibition room, and gift shop spans approximately 6,500 sq. ft. of space and showcases historic instruments, musical artifacts and memorabilia that tell the story of the people and businesses who make, sell and use musical instruments.
  • Classroom: An intimate multipurpose, concert and event space (approximately 2,200 sq. ft.) with attached catering kitchen.  
  • Boardroom: Dedicated seated, meeting space with multi-media and presentation capabilities.

Days & Times

  • The Museum of Making Music is available rental seven days a week.
  • Classroom and Gallery events may be scheduled after 5:30 PM.  Set-up can begin no earlier than 4:30pm.  Clean up must be completed with guests out of the building by 10 PM.
  • Boardroom events may be scheduled from 9 AM – 5 PM.

Rates

  • Museum Galleries Only: $2000, 3 hour max event time.
  • Museum Galleries + Classroom: $3000, 3 hour max event time.  
  • Each additional hour for Galleries + Classroom: $200/hour.
  • Museum Boardroom: $500, 8 hour max.
  • NOTE: The Classroom is not available for rental independently from the Museum Galleries. Clients must include the Museum Galleries as part of their event if they use the classroom.
  • Audio/Visual Equipment – Available for an additional fee, prices vary.
  • A damage deposit may be required.  Deposit will be returned in full if there are no damages. A portion can be used for carpet cleaning if necessary.

Capacities

  • Reception in Museum Galleries: 150 people
  • Seated dinner in Classroom: 100 people
  • Theater seating in Classroom: 150 people
  • Boardroom: 30 people 

Other Details

  • The Museum cannot host private events such as birthday parties, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, rehearsal dinners, weddings, school dance, sorority/fraternity events, etc.
  • Catering and rental costs are not included in the above prices.
  • Client is required to work with preferred vendors unless prior approval is granted. All vendors must provide proof of Workers’ Compensation and General Liability Insurance.
  • Client must provide an insurance certificate as proof of General Liability Insurance covering the event. Insurance coverage must be in an amount no less than $2 million in the aggregate, $1 million for each occurrence, each from an insurance carrier with at Best Rating of A- or higher. Museum of Making Music and NAMM must be named as additional insured during the length of the event.
  • This is not a contract. Other terms and conditions may apply.

For more information, please call (760) 304-5812.


For seated events that take place at the Museum, the venue is divided into two seating areas: Premium and General. Premium Seating comprises the first several rows of seats for guests who wish to sit closer to the stage. General Seating completes the remaining available space. Seating capacity for the venue is limited to 150 guests.

For seated events at the Museum, the seating format is open seating (first-come, first-served) within each designated seating area unless otherwise specified. Reserved seating is available as a benefit through the Museum's Listening & Visionary Track Membership programs.

Will call check-in typically begins one hour before the start of an event. Seating begins roughly one half-hour before the event start time.

No outside food or beverage is allowed in the Concert Venue or in the Museum Galleries.

If you have any accessibility concerns or requirements, please contact our staff at (760) 304-5844 with seating requests or accommodation questions.

Most (but not all) concert events will have a brief intermission. During this time, the Museum Galleries and Gift Shop will be open for guests to visit.

The Museum does not maintain a wait list for sold out events, and we cannot guarantee that a seat will open up after an event has sold out. We recommend purchasing tickets well in advance to ensure you have a seat for a particular event. Subscribe to our eMail list to stay informed about upcoming concerts!

All ticket sales are final. If you cannot use a ticket for an upcoming event, please consider donating your ticket back to the Museum of Making Music. Tickets may be transferred to another guest or donated back to the museum anytime up to 24 hours in advance of an event by calling (760) 304-5844. Tickets cannot be donated back to the museum after an event has already begun or has passed.

Listening to sounds at an excessive volume over prolonged periods of time can damage hearing. Though the Museum attempts to maintain control over concert volume levels, there are instances when performances can achieve high volume levels. The Museum makes hearing protection available in the form of complimentary foam ear plugs. These can be obtained at any time upon request.