Museums
Museums provide an impressive backdrop for all types of events, from conferences to award ceremonies. Here are some of our favourites!
Summer Parties
7 Last-Minute Summer Party Venues
Left your summer bash plans to the last-minute? Don't sweat it! Here's our pick of the best last-minute summer spots!
Museums
7 Quirky London Museums You'll Love
If you're up for a splash of uniqueness, with a dash of history, London's quirky museums are your go-to spots. Dive into these gems to spice up your event with some fun, learning, and a whole lot of quirkiness!
Christmas Parties
7 Super-Snazzy Venues to Throw The ULTIMATE office Christmas Party
Finding the perfect venue for your office Christmas party is a daunting prospect, but with our picks of the top magical, immersive, and historical venues, you'll be have the festive spirit on tap!
Unique Venue Of The Month
Unique Venue of the Month: London Transport Museum
Explore the heritage of London and its transport system at The London Transport Museum, which is the Unique Venue of the Month at Hire Space.
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Museums
London's Top 5 Museums To Hire For Events
Packed full of history, impressive artefacts and fascinating tales of bygone eras, host your next event in a museum! Here are our top 5 museums to hire for events in London.
Events
Dazzling Award Ceremonies at the Museum of London
The name doesn't lie: The Museum of London is a museum showcasing all things London, providing a history of the city from its very beginnings to the current day. Londoners can learn about the background of their home city, and tourists can marvel at the history of one of the most iconic places on Earth. And, as well as educating the community on the fascinating eras such as Roman London, Medieval London and the Civil War, the museum is
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Events
Subterranean Soirées at The Postal Museum
Paddington to Whitechapel in 26 minutes. 4 million letters a day. 70 feet below ground level. These are the figures that defined Mail Rail, an ingenious and fascinating facet of London's history. In the height of its functioning in the 1930s, the "post office railway" stopped at nine stations and was the reason Londoners received their cherished letters and postcards (and yes, those not-so-cherished bills). Based at one of the most important of the mail stops – the sorting office at Mount Pleas
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Blank Canvas Venues
Imagination Rules at the Design Museum
The Design Museum is the world’s best for contemporary art, design, architecture, and fashion, and it is evident in the design of these event spaces. Easily one of the coolest venues available in London, the Design Museum isn’t just for exhibitions and art gallery visits, it is also a mix of eclectic event spaces, each one unique in its own right. Designed by John Pawson [
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Conferences
Events Inspired by Science
The Science Museum is a temple to innovation and human achievement. I don’t remember how old I was when I first stepped foot into that grand entrance hall and was mesmerised by the great machines in action. Huge metal wheels whirling with a kinetic majesty that propelled Britain into the technological and social upheaval of the Industrial Revolution. Even today, stepping into that grand space is just as inspiring. It’s a feeling that
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Events
7 Things You Didn't Know about Barbican Centre
Here are 7 facts you probably didn't know about the iconic Barbican Centre - prepare to be amazed!
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Historic Venues
Tales of the Unusual at the Tower of London
Over the course of its nearly thousand year history, The Tower of London has seen some quite strange events; stories of the astonishing or the downright weird, and it’s protected the secrets of the monarchy, incarcerated spies and executed traitors. It’s fitting then that the Tower should continue this tradition of the extraordinary, as a venue for the unusual . Whether you want to host a wildly themed party, dispose of some nephews, s
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Eventprofs
Unique Venue of the Month: Madame Tussauds
Legendary Madame Tussauds really needs no introduction, so we could pretty much just end this blog right here. But the home of wax figures has such a rich history that we'd be remiss not to share it. The wax-centric museums are now dotted around the world – there are branches in Beijing, Tokyo, Sydney, San Francisco and Orlando – but the experience grew from humble beginnings. The Madame herself – born as Marie Grosholtz – sculpted her first wax figure of Voltaire in 1777, but it was still a
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London Venues
The Top 5 Museum Venues In London
London is a city full of Museums and while they have long fascinated and informed countless visitors, their full potential as prime event spaces is yet to be realised. James Roche presents five top London Museum Venues. Foundling Museum Source: foundlingmuseum.org.uk If you're anything like the couple in the above photograph and you fancy celebrating post-wedding with a rendition of Billy Joel's