GENERAL RENTAL INFORMATION
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The
Museum After Hours
Rent the Museum for
your next Event! The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is a great place
for your special event! Whether you’re planning a private celebration,
a wedding reception, a charity fundraiser, an awards ceremony or a corporate
function, you’ll find that the C.R. Smith Museum is the perfect setting.
With over 35,000 square feet of space available, your group of five to
500 can be accommodated in grand style! Whether you’re seeking an
intimate setting around the Circle of Family or a nostalgic dining or
dancing experience under the wings of the DC-3, it will be a night your
guests will never forget. At your disposal you will find a comfortable
theater with "first-class" stadium-style seating for over 100;
a large-format movie for their entertainment; a stage to accommodate speakers,
award presentations, or instructors; a variety of audio/visual equipment;
a two-seat flight simulator where your guests can "earn their wings";
interactive, interesting exhibits about aviation; and much more.
Rental Hours
Private Rentals are available Sunday and Monday from 7 a.m.-midnight,
and Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. and 6 p.m.-midnight.
A great option before 10 a.m. is a gathering for breakfast. Charges for
special events are used to fund Museum programs. Click on event
rental price list for pricing.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How
Do I Book an Event?
Our event coordinator will be happy to work with you or your group from
start to finish to ensure that your event is truly memorable. Call the
museum's Event Coordinator, Gloria Randles, at (817) 967-5910 or e-mail gloria.randles@aa.com for available
dates and for more information on what we have to offer your group.
What
Does My Rental Include?
A before- or after-hours reservation of the museum for your
special event ensures that your guests will have the museum totally to
themselves. All exhibits will be up and running. We will show our 14-minute
film, the Spirit of American, in our "first-class" theater
if you choose it to be a part of your evening’s entertainment.
A museum representative and volunteers will be on hand to greet you and your guests, answer questions, make announcements, show our movie, the Spirit of American, to make the event flow smoothly. If you choose to include our two-seat flight simulator as part of your evening's activities, our "Captain" will give your guests a private flying lesson and award a pair of wings at the completion of the "lesson." Guests not in the cockpit can observe the flight on a large-screen monitor located just outside the simulator. It is always a big hit with guests.
A museum representative
will be present in the museum until caterers and all guests have departed.
What
is Considered Extra?
Extra services offered by the museum include audio/visual equipment
as well as its set-up. We will be happy to set up a podium and microphone,
either on stage in our theater, in the DC-3 hangar, or both! Our 42’
X 36’ theater screen and theater with its 100 "first-class"
airline seats is the perfect "screening room" for your special
video or PowerPoint presentation. We have state-of-the-art video projection
equipment, slide projectors and overhead projector. (For pricing on these
items, please click on event
rental price list.)
Set-up of the equipment will be handled before the start of your event.
You will be responsible for supplying your own laptop computer for PowerPoint
presentations, for doing a "run-through" with our a/v technician
before the event to test your materials and to learn how to operate the
equipment, and for running your presentation during the event.
Your caterer will handle the rental of all tables, chairs, linens, serviceware, etc., for your function.
What
Am I Responsible For?
The museum is essentially your event location. We will help
in any way we can by making suggestions and helping to make sure your
caterer, decorator, entertainment, etc., are set up, as you want them.
You will be responsible for arranging for all catering and bar accommodations
(including personnel to set-up, serve, tear down and clean up following
the event), outside entertainment and decorating. Your caterer will normally
handle the food, drinks, rental items, linens, centerpieces, service personnel,
etc. We have a suggested list of wonderful caterers who have experience
within our museum environment and can accommodate all of your needs. Call
our event coordinator at (817) 967-5910 or e-mail gloria.randles@aa.com for suggested caterers to accommodate your unique situation and needs.
Click on Rental Guidlines below for additional information.