Contact us
Email: venuehire@britishmuseum.org
Phone: +44 (0)20 7323 8136
Capacity: 142 delegates
With an intimate feel, The Hugh and Catherine Stevenson Theatre is an elegant auditorium with fixed, tiered seating for 142 delegates. It's fully equipped with a screen, HD projector, lectern, two translation booths and an audio-visual control room fully fitted out with state-of-the art equipment.
Specifications
The perfect space for:
- AGMs
- Conferences
- Film premieres
- Press conferences
- Presentations
- Product launches
- Road shows
- Screenings
Capabilities
Capacities and area:
- Fixed, tiered seating: 142
- Wheelchair spaces: 4
- Area: 117m²
- Foyer standing: 330
- Foyer seated: 150
Included in the hire of The Stevenson Lecture Theatre is the use of the West foyer, an elegant curved space suitable for registration, refreshments, displays, branding and cloakroom with 248m² of space which can hold between 8-10 exhibition stands.
All delegates can be served a standing lunch or drinks reception here for 330, and up to 150 people can enjoy a seated meal. A 'Green Room' is provided for speakers and VIPs which has easy access to the main stage.
The Stevenson Lecture Theatre and West Foyer are both wheelchair accessible.
Technical specifications
Technical specifications:
Video projection
- Barco W8 WUXGA 3-chip DLP digital projector,
- Light output: 8,000 ANSI, resoloution: 1280 x 1024 min/1920 x 1200 max
Video playback formats
- Blu-Ray DVD (multi region)
- Digi Beta (PAL)
- DVCam/Mini DV (PAL)
- Beta SP (PAL)
- Betacam SX/MPEG IMX (PAL)
Audio
- Midas Verona 24 Channel mixing desk
- 2 Sennheiser hand held radio microphones
- 4 Sennheiser clip radio microphones
- Audio playback: CD, MP3
- Audio recording: digital hard drive recoreder
Theatre
- Lectern with fixed Audio Technica microphone:
- 5.1 surround sound
- Screen ratios 4:3 or 16:9
- Induction loop in operation
Power supply
- 13 amp domestic throughout the projection area
- One 63 Amp 3 phase in projection room
- 13 amp domestic throughout the projection area
- One 63 Amp 3 phase in projection room
Floorplan of the spaces for hire:
Floorplan of the spaces for hire:
Other spaces available are: