“When international guests come to Philadelphia for an event, our museum experience is unique,” remarks Atiya German, director of facility rentals for Penn Museum. “Local organizations, as well, find numerous interesting aspects of our venue to build into their functions.Events can fea- ture travel to many different countries.”
A recent corporate event was mounted in the Chinese Rotunda. The theme was "Casino Circus," and a free-standing trapeze was set up. Because ceilings in the space soar to 90-feet, the performances by trapeze artists were thrilling. Contortionists and jug- glers also entertained.
Another group hired actors to portray Greek gods and goddesses to mingle with guests throughout the event, which took place in the Egyptian Sphinx Gallery.
One of German’s favorite events,though,was held during FashionWeek.“An independent designer booked our Japanese and Egyptian galleries. Clothing was created to match each gallery. Dress forms garbed in these fashions were scattered throughout the venues. There is so much planners can do because of the grand nature of our space,” she concludes.
Limitless Imagination
Most exciting to Jan DeMarzo,vice president of Brûlée Catering, is the joy of working with event planners to devise distinctive themes featuring food to complement location backdrops. Her enthusiasm is contagious and her teamshares her
passion.Among the more than one dozen exclusive venues asso- ciated with Brûlée Catering are Please TouchMuseum,Free Library on the Parkway, The Hub, Independence Seaport Museum, the cruiser Olympia and Moulin at Sherman Mills.
“At Please Touch Museum,we can be whim- sical and wonderful,”declares DeMarzo.“We had fun doing a story book wedding featur- ing a carousel with lollipop and candy fix- tures. At the Seaport Museum and on the Olympia, we emphasize nautical themes and colors - an ice cream cake shaped into a ship, for example.”
14 September October 2015
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