Rent the museum
Looking for a place to hold your next meeting or event? The museum rents its space for meetings, panels, conferences, seminars, study groups and planning sessions. Read the rental policy, then send us the dates and times you have in mind and we will check availability.
Request a dateSunday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm
Capacity 99 · 40 parking spaces on site
$75
per hour
$50
per hour
$25
per hour
A $50 refundable security deposit is due with your request and is returned once the museum has inspected the room, minus any cleaning costs. The museum may reduce or waive it for groups that have rented before and consistently left the space in good condition. Hourly rates double between 1:00 and 4:00 pm on Saturdays.
Up to 99 people.
40 spaces on site.
72-inch tables and chairs.
A 55-inch screen. Bring your own HDMI cord.
Refrigerator, sink and microwave.
Bring your own A/V equipment and laptops. Build set-up and clean-up time into the hours you reserve.
Step one
Email museum@bvaam.org or call 979-775-3961. You can book up to six months ahead, and no later than ten days before the event.
Step two
Ask for the reservation request form and use agreement. Whoever signs must be 18 or older.
Step three
The $50 refundable deposit is due with your request. Your receipt for it is your booking confirmation.
Step four
You will hear back no later than two days after the next Board of Trustees meeting.
Step five
Full payment for the reserved time is due within 48 hours of the event, or the reservation is treated as cancelled.
Cancel at least 48 hours ahead. A later cancellation may be charged up to half the rental fee, or it may be taken from the deposit.
None of it is permitted in or on the museum premises.
Bring your own food or caterer, along with the supplies and equipment to serve it. Caterers and vendors must give the museum a certificate of insurance naming it as an additional insured.
No nails, screws, tape or staples. Signs, displays and decorations need the museum’s permission first.
Put the furniture back where it started, take everything you brought, and put trash in the outside bins.
The museum can refuse or cancel a booking that breaks these rules or any federal, state or local law. The full terms, including liability and insurance, are in the rental policy.
Tell us the date and times you have in mind. The museum will check availability and send you the reservation form and use agreement. Nothing is booked until the deposit is paid.
Send the dates and times you want to museum@bvaam.org, or call 979-775-3961, and the museum will check availability and send you the reservation form.
