Venue Hire at National Galleries of Scotland Receptions and dinners

Venue Hire at National Galleries of Scotland Receptions and dinners

Venue hire Receptions and dinners At the National Galleries of Scotland, there are a variety of unique locations that can be hired for your product launch, corporate team incentive event or seasonal celebration. In Edinburgh s most prestigious cultural landmark venues, your guests will find unexpected spaces that are both hospitable and awe-inspiring. From galleries to garden terraces, gothic viewing balconies to great halls and glass-fronted eateries, your event will be remembered for its remarkable setting. Delicious seasonal food and drinks are sourced for you locally in Scotland and our resident curators can provide an insightful introduction to the nation s treasured art collection.

Receptions and dinners Venue hire spaces Meet with colleagues or friends to enjoy drinks and dine, in extraordinary artistic surroundings, with catering by award-winning culinary experts located on site. Modern One Café and Terrace Reception 80, Dinner 50 Whether you are looking for the option to entertain guests indoors and dine or drink alfresco, this beautiful garden café space makes for a very memorable setting for a private evening event with family, friends or colleagues. Modern Two Outside Space Reception 500, Dinner 250 If you are contemplating a large scale occasion and want to impress your guests, the outside parkland featuring modern sculptural artworks and wide open lawns provides a spectacular location to host your event. Modern Two Space Reception 150 Using this space adjacent to the Great Hall can provide a versatile experience for your guests where a change of scene between drinks and dinner keeps the event lively. To be surrounded by such inspiring artworks makes for an enlightening experience. National National Space Reception 400 This splendid gallery space makes for impressive evening receptions and private views. Your guests can enjoy an exclusive introduction to the current artworks on display from our resident experts whilst enjoying high quality traditional Scottish produce.

National The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant Reception 300, Dinner 250 Events here are expertly handled by our award-winning catering partners sourcing local food and drink. For a uniquely Scottish event in the heart of the Festival city, this elegant space is perfectly located in Princes Street Gardens. National Royal Scottish Academy Space Reception 100 Your guests will make a grand entrance to this neo-classical gallery space by ascending a stately staircase, directly from Princes Street. With major summer exhibitions as the backdrop, events here are inspired by the artworks on show as well as the stunning interior. Portrait Great Hall Reception 200 Dinner 50 With its ornate stained glass windows, star-studded ceiling, epic painted murals and neo-gothic architecture, this space provides a dramatic setting for your intimate dinner or seasonal drinks reception.

Portrait Ambulatory Dinner 24 This beautiful jewel-like balcony encircling the Great Hall, with its astrological ceiling and decorative features is the perfect space to host a very special evening meal with family, friends or close associates. Portrait Ramsay Dinner 120 This grand gallery space named after Allan Ramsay, the prominent 18th century portrait painter, is flanked with portraits from the artist s era. Your guests will be dining alongside leading intellectual and scientific figures from Scotland s history. Portrait Café Reception 80, Dinner 80 Transformed from daytime café to evening entertainment venue, this versatile space is punctuated with portraits of modern Scottish cultural icons, hung between the vast leaded windows facing out onto Edinburgh s bustling Queen Street.

Receptions and dinners Venue hire spaces Capacities Flat rates Modern One Dinner Reception Space only Café and Terrace 50 80 250 Modern Two Dinner Reception Space only Outside Space 250 500 From 2000 Space 150 950 Great Hall 38 80 950 National Dinner Reception Space only National Space 400 3500 The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant 250 300 * Royal Scottish Academy Space 100 1500 Portrait Dinner Reception Space only Great Hall 50 200 2000 Ambulatory 24 1250 Ramsay 120 2250 Café 80 80 1000 The capacities above are maximum levels. The rates above are indicative only. All prices exclude VAT. *Minimum catering spend please enquire. Please enquire for up to date venue hire space rates and additional partner rates for catering, design and consultancy. Phone our team on 0131 624 6239 or email events@nationalgalleries.org

Receptions and dinners Venue hire spaces Modern One Ground level Terrace Café Lockers Lift Modern Two Level 1 Boardroom Lift Shop Great Hall Café Gabrielle Keiller Library Penrose Space Paolozzi Space Paolozzi Studio Reading Main Outside Space

Mound Receptions and dinners Princes Street Gardens Gardens Venue hire spaces National Upper level Upper Level 17 18 4 16 1 2 15 14 Disabled Parking & Accessible 3 nd Level Ground level Ground Level 9 10 11 12 13 Cafe 9 10 11 12 13 6 4 6 4 8 7 5 3 2 Cafe Academy Princes Street Clifford Bank o Scotlan Princes Street Gardens 8 Gardens 7 5 3 2 Hawthornden Lecture Theatre Upper level (Royal Scottish Academy) Key 4 5 Gardens Upper Level Level 6 Clore 1 Clore 2 IT 1 Female Toilet Male Toilet Disabled Parking & Accessible Toilet Baby Change 3 2 1 Sculpture Hall 7 Main Shop Accessible Lift Cafe 12 13 Gardens level Lockers Accessible Staircase l Hawthornden Lecture Theatre Clifford Clore 1 Bank of Scotland Lower Level Academy Garden Café The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant Gardens 3 2 Clore 2 IT Finlay Princes Street Shop Gardens Level Hawthornden Lecture Theatre Clore 1 Main Shop Clore 2 IT The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant Garden Café Main Shop Gardens The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant Garden Café

Receptions and dinners Venue hire spaces Portrait Level 2 2 1 Ramsay 10 9 3 4 7 8 Ramsay Level 1 12 The Library & Print 11 Ambulatory The Robert Mapplethorpe Photogrpahy Ground level Farmer Education Suite Great Hall Café AK Bell The Contemporary Shop Café Queen Street

Thank you for all your help with our recent drinks reception at the Scottish National. It was great working with the National Galleries team both in the lead up to the event and on the day; everyone was so helpful. The entire team did a brilliant job of helping us to ensure that our event went smoothly, and all our guests commented how much they had enjoyed what was a very special and memorable evening. Dawn Stanley, Events and Sponsorship Manager, Brodies LLP Get in touch 0131 624 6239 events@nationalgalleries.org nationalgalleries.org/venue-hire NGS Trading Company Limited. Registered Address: 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DS. Company Registered in Scotland Number SC312797. A wholly owned subsidiary of National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish Charity Number SC003728. VAT Group GB100190482 Visit: instagram.com/natgalleriessco Follow: twitter.com/natgalleriessco Like: facebook.com/nationalgalleries