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Host your event at the Peabody Museum!

Our newly renovated space offers many unique facilities for an exclusive opportunity for your department or organization to experience the Museum like never before.

Submit a request to host your event at the Peabody Museum:

Frequently Asked Questions

Anyone can host an event at the Peabody.  Please use the request form to get in touch.

We are proud to work with the below caterers at the Peabody.  Click on any of the images below to learn more:

Yale Hospitality Catering
Let Yale Catering enhance your event with over 47 years of professional experience, promising you the freshest, local ingredients, access to full-service event resources, unwavering dedication to sustainability, and top-of-the-list excellent service.
Small Kitchen Big Taste
SKBT Catering + Events creates memorable culinary experiences rooted in creativity, passion, and high-quality ingredients. SKBT turns large or intimate events into celebrations of flavor and artistry, delivering not just meals, but lasting impressions.
Marcia Selden Catering
Marcia Selden Catering serves the bold and the epicurious, led by a savvy squad of culinary gurus and party perfectors. With MSC, every detail is handled, every moment is memorable, and every celebration is always a party.
Bourassa Catering & Events
Bourassa Catering & Events provides seamless planning, fully customizable menus, and pairs every dish with exceptional service creating effortless, memorable experiences from start to finish.
Shaken and Stirred
Shaken and Stirred has decades of experience in event management and catering, is dedicated to creating unique menus for any occasion. We use only the freshest, highest quality ingredients, often sourced locally in Connecticut.
Koffee Katering
Koffee Katering is a preferred Yale vendor providing Zero Landfill catering with full setup, cleanup, or drop-off service for breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks, and evening events, including wine, cheese, and alcohol packages.
Cat's Kitchen
Cat’s Kitchen is a full-service caterer specializing in customized experiences. Their elegant, innovative and elevated approach marries worldly cuisines and cultures that are aesthetically pleasing and a delicious mouthful to please any taste buds.
Doro Catering & Events
Doro Catering & Events will give your wedding day the perfect touch and flavor with professional catering services. Their team is dedicated to turning your vision for your wedding dreams into a reality, with custom menus for any budget and style.
David Alan Hospitality Group
David Alan delivers excellence that matches your vision and venue, ensuring that your wedding catering feels like a true reflection of your style. Enjoy delicious cuisine, superior service, and an amazing experience.

Since the Museum is open until 5:00 pm every day except Monday, most of our events will be required to start an hour or more after closing, depending on size and complexity.

Central Gallery
Burke Hall
David Friend Hall

Central Gallery

The museum’s architectural centerpiece, ideal for elegant receptions and large gatherings. 

Capacity:

  • 175 seated dinner 
  • 200 reception-style 
  • 150 lecture-style 

Burke Hall of Dinosaurs

Celebrate beneath the iconic dinosaurs in one of the most dramatic event spaces in New England.

Capacity:

  • 100 reception

David Friend Hall

An intimate gallery surrounded by minerals and gemstones—perfect for smaller dinners or cocktail receptions.

Capacity:

  • 70 seated
  • 100 reception

Renting the entire first floor, entire Museum, adding on our outdoor Terrace, and some small classrooms may also be available and can be discussed with your Event Manager after filling out our request form.