North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

RTP, Triangle, Raleigh, Durham, Cary

About this vendor

NC Museum of Natural Sciences is a historic wedding venue located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. We pride ourselves on being the largest natural history museum in the Southeast. Your guests will experience a dramatic two-story waterfall, a beautiful mountain cove, live animals, whale skeletons and amazing dinosaurs at this one-of-a-kind venue. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences allows you to support important exhibits, research and educational programs as you host your wedding at their unique location. With a variety of spaces available, our Museum can accommodate events of all sizes, from intimate gatherings to grand celebrations with up to 2,000 guests across our two buildings. Let us help you create a truly magical and meaningful occasion! Ready to impress? Book your unforgettable event!

Amenities + details

Ceremony Area

Handicap Accessible

Indoor Event Space

Reception Area

Wireless Internet

Covered Outdoors Space

Dressing Room

Liability Insurance

On-Site Accommodations

Outdoor Event Space

Ceremony Types

Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony

Settings

Museum

Venue Service Offerings

Food & Catering

4.6

out of 5.0

5 reviews

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12/20/2024 • Kristin M

Incredible night. We rented out 3 floors at the NEC , having the dance floor on the first floor, hors d’oeuvres on the first and second and the dinner on the third. I will never fo...

rget this night and neither will my guests. My family and friends were blown away being able to walk around the museum at their own pace enjoying food and drinks surrounded by the beauty of science and history. The museum has an exclusive contract with Rocky Top Catering and it they make it happen. Food was out of this world. All of the staff were incredible and friendly. Incredible food and a stunning venue is a night you will never forget.

4/30/2022 • Beth G

Getting married in the museum (NEC 2nd floor) and hosting our reception (NEC 3rd floor) here was the best decision we ever made! It was such a unique and gorgeous space that our gu...

ests cannot stop talking about it. Alyssa made it so easy to get everything done and we never had a question or request go unanswered. 100% recommend the museum for any event if you want something a little more unique.

11/22/2017 • Maureen M

The NC Museum of Natural Science was an exceptional host to our wedding and everyone was thoroughly impressed with the venue. Frank Meldu did an awesome job at our reception from ...

the beginning thank you again.

9/21/2015 • Rebecca C

We were very pleased with our reception at the Nature Research side of the Museum of Natural Sciences. We had wavered a little with where in the museum we should have the reception...

, but in the end we choose the 1st floor of the Nature Research center and it could not have turned out better. The globe is really a fantastic dance floor space, everyone was up and dancing all night long. Also all the children that came and adults too really enjoyed being able to look at the exhibits during the reception. Sydney was so helpful and allowed us to take pictures in some of the other parts of the museum which was really special and a lot of fun. If you are looking for a unique and fun venue this is it!

10/17/2012 • Sarah s

Loved the new layout of the natural research center! It made it an interesting venue that my guest loved during cocktail hour they could explore all the exhibits. The only issue I ...

had was the very limited list of caters I could use.

Contact

11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC | RTP, Triangle, Raleigh, Durham, Cary