Padraic Gilligan

Museums are not musty old buildings when #eventprofs get their hands on them. Here are 6 museum venues that provide an extraordinary thematic backdrop to deliver the story for your meeting or event.

While meetings and events are a normal part of everyone’s private and professional life, some of us are privileged to make our living in this sector. For us there’s both an art and a science to meeting and event planning and the choice of location or venue is crucial as it will inform so much of the event’s identity and impact so much on its outcome.

Hotels played a vital role for decades as the first point of call for planners seeking a seamless, convenient location for their meetings and events needs. They provided, under one roof and with a single invoice, seamless access to large and small events spaces and offered ancillary elements such as AV, guest bedrooms and catering. It was an easy, comfortable, safe purchase but rarely did the venue element dazzle and delight attendees.