Liberty View Ballroom is located in the Independence Visitor Center. This contemporary space offers wireless Internet, AV capabilities, corporate catering packages and more.
Please Touch Museum offers a unique venue dedicated to the young and young at heart. It is housed within Memorial Hall, a historic building in Fairmount Park. The museum features classic Beaux-Arts architecture, vari- ous toys and displays, and a variety of function spaces for as many as 1,200.
The National Liberty Museum features eight galleries on four expansive floors in a facility that includes a world-class glass art collection, inspiring exhibits and stunning historic architecture. Groups can choose between Liberty Hall or the Let Freedom Ring gallery. A small dinner party can be held around the “Flame of Liberty,” or a fun time
can be had within the Education Center. The wide variety of spaces within this museum makes it ideal for hosting special events. Its galleries can accommodate groups up to 350.
Liberty Hall houses the museum’s col- lection of original White House China, as well as a wall-size replica of Howard Chandler Christy’s Depression-era painting called the “Signing of the Constitution.” Explore an exhibit of military medals and the men and women who have been hon- ored with them. Additional spaces on site include: Voyage; Heroes Hall; the Hall of Expression; Gallery 321 (the venue’s newest space); the Great Room; Liberty Lab; and the Liberty Studio, which is a classroom that houses original works by world- renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.
There are few illustrations of the effects of competition as dramatic and
beautiful as the evolution of the racing sports car. This is the theme of The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Here, visitors can see the evolution of the racecar as the result of seven decades of the “spirit of competition.” Rotating exhibits further illustrate this spirit of competition, and cars are regularly taken out of the museum and onto the site’s three-acre back lot for Demonstration Days.
As a host site for special events, it is one of the few venues in the Philadelphia area that can comfortably accommodate groups of 1,000 seat- ed, or up to 2,000 for a reception. Its various spaces are flexible and cus- tomizable, and the venue also offers two upstairs conference rooms.
The National Museum of American Jewish History is the only major national museum dedicated to telling the story of Jews in America. This
52 November December 2013
Unique Venues
continued
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100