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Contact information:

Museum at Papago Park
1300 N. College Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 929-0292
Fax (480) 967-5450
email swilley@azhs.gov


Welcome to Museum at Papago Park
Meeting and Event Spaces

Steele Auditorium

The wood-paneled auditorium seats 272 in theater seating with 6 additional wheelchair spaces.  It boasts adjustable house lighting, a large curtained stage, PC-equipped smart podium, and a full range of audio, video, and online capabilities. WiFi internet access is also available.

Rental Includes:

  • Use of  A/V equipment
  • Complimentary WiFi internet access
  • Use of lobby in front of the Steele Auditorium for registration or refreshments

Additions:

  • Breakout rooms available
  • Add the sandstone lobby or brick courtyard set up for breakfast for $500
  • Add the brick courtyard set up for lunch for $700

Steele Auditorium Evening Package

  • Use of auditorium from 5-10pm
  • Includes daytime items
  • Courtyard or Lobby for cocktail reception for $500
Roosevelt Boardroom

The boardroom is equipped with a notebook PC, LCD projector, projection screen, WiFi internet, HDTV, whiteboard, flip chart easel, video and teleconferencing capabilities and seats up to 50. This second floor room offers views of Papago Park, “A” Mountain, and the East Valley.

Rental Includes:

  • Use of A/V equipment and flipchart
  • Courtesy access to telephone, fax machine, and copier
 Additions:
  • Breakout rooms available
  • Glass pavilion and/or brick courtyard set up for lunch for $250
Classroom  Copper Room

The classroom seats 25. It has a 27” SDTV, DVD/VCR, projector screen, internet connection, and multiple dry erase boards.

The Copper Room seats 40.  It is available for a variety of uses including as a staging area for larger events or as a meeting room.
Additional Options

Sandstone Lobby
 The lobby can be used for vendors, breakfasts and lunches.  Dinner rounds or cocktail tables can be brought into the space to seat a maximum of 200 guests.   

Vendor tables $500

  • Includes up to 20 rectangular banquet tables with 2 chairs each
Breakfasts $500
  • Includes food and beverage tables with up to 12 high top cocktail tables
Lunches $700 
  • On Mondays, the sandstone lobby may be used in place of the brick courtyard for lunch use.
  • Includes 72’’ round dining tables with chairs for up to 150 guests.

Daytime rentals include complimentary admission to the museum exhibits.
Information and prices subject to change without notice.

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