Weddings and Private Events at the Natural History Museum
Lighting, sound and print for weddings and private events in Hintze Hall, produced by Kudos AV as an accredited production partner at the Natural History Museum, London.
Natural History Museum Weddings
Wedding at the Natural History Museum, Hintze Hall
Full lighting production for a 200 guest wedding in Hintze Hall, with a printed circle bar, dancefloor and DJ booth, and sound.
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View projectWeddings in Hintze Hall
A wedding at the Natural History Museum usually means Hintze Hall: the Victorian terracotta arches, the grand staircase and Hope, the blue whale, suspended under the vault. It seats 650 for dinner and 450 for a dinner dance, and Earth Hall offers a smaller space for 200. Only a handful of production companies are approved to work inside the museum, and Kudos AV is one of them.
The museum is a dry hire venue, so everything that makes the night, from catering to lighting, comes from its approved suppliers. That is where we come in. See a 200 guest wedding in Hintze Hall with a full lighting design and a printed circle bar, dancefloor and DJ booth, and our own tenth anniversary party in the same hall.
Lighting, sound and print for a museum wedding
In a building like this the architecture is the decor, so the production starts with lighting it. Wireless uplighters on the arches and columns, framing spots on the florals and staircase, gobo washes for texture and pin spots on the tables let one room hold a warm ceremony, a candlelit dinner and a full party. Everything is designed within the museum's rules on fixings, rigging and cable routes, agreed before anything is built.
One team covers lighting design, sound for ceremonies, speeches and DJs, staging, LED screens and print production for dancefloors, bars, booths and signage. We work alongside your planner, florist and decorator: they dress the room, we light it and run the show. Read more about producing events in Hintze Hall, or tell us about your date.
Questions about events at Natural History Museum Weddings
Can you have a wedding at the Natural History Museum?
Yes. The museum hosts weddings and private events in the evenings, most often in Hintze Hall, with Earth Hall as a smaller option. For ceremonies, licensing and dates, speak to the museum's venue hire team; for lighting, sound and print, talk to us.
How much does a wedding at the Natural History Museum cost?
It has two parts. Venue hire is set by the museum and published on its own hire charges page. Because it is a dry hire venue, catering, lighting, sound and decor are then booked separately from approved suppliers. Production depends on the design and guest numbers, and our quotes list every item separately so you can see where the money goes.
How many guests can Hintze Hall hold for a wedding?
650 for a seated dinner, 450 for a dinner dance and 1,200 standing. Earth Hall takes 200 seated and 400 standing. Our Hintze Hall wedding was for 200 guests.
Who can do the lighting and AV for a wedding at the Natural History Museum?
The museum works with approved suppliers only. Kudos AV is an accredited production partner there, so we already know the hall's power, rigging rules and access times.
Can the lighting change between the ceremony, dinner and party?
Yes, and in one room it should. At our Hintze Hall wedding the hall moved from warm amber for the ceremony to red and magenta for dinner and pink and amber with beams for the party, all from the same rig.
Can we have a printed dancefloor or bar at the museum?
Yes. We design, print and build dancefloors, bars, DJ booths and media walls in house, and plan them with the museum so they suit the hall and its floors.
Ready to start planning?
Tell us about your event and we'll put together a production proposal.
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