Located in the heart of South Kensington's arts and science district, the Society is one of London?
For over a century, the Society has been one of London’s leading venues for a wide range of events, from conferences, lectures and meetings, to receptions, weddings and exhibitions. Our Ondaatje Lecture Theatre’s state-of-the-art AV broadcast and recording facilities enable engaging hybrid events, allowing you to share content digitally with the widest possible audiences. We offer a variety of hig
h quality, cost-effective hire options so get in touch with our expert venue team to see how we can help.
Starting to plan your 2024 events?
Our iconic venue on Exhibition Road (pictured) is the perfect location to make your events unforgettable!
Whether you are looking at a Conference, Dinner or Wedding, check out our website https://www.rgs.org/events/hire-our-venue for our Venue Hire packages and send us an enquiry now!
📷️Digby Oldridge
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Looking for a unique venue to host your next conference?
Our Small Conferences package comes with our Education Centre and adjoining Main Hall- the perfect combination of modern amenities and a historic feel to give your delegates the chance to experience an iconic venue!
Check out our website https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/small-conferences/ to book our Small Conferences package now!
📷️Photo 1: Nando Machado
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As we near the final months of the year, our wonderful Pavilion has a selection of exciting Exhibitions to look forward to!
Kicking off the season is our very own Fine Art Antarctica Exhibition from 5th-19th September🏔️
This will present fine art platinum prints from the original photography of the renowned Antarctic Photographers: Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley, between 1914-1917.
Drop by and take a look for free on Mondays-Fridays from 10am-5pm!
You can also contact us at 📧[email protected] to enquire about a Private Evening Viewing of the exhibition and a Drinks Reception for up to 100 guests🥂
📷️: © SPRI. Ponting109: Beautiful broken ice, reflections and Terra Nova. January 7, 1911.
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Illuminate your event by adding on our uplighters package to your Venue Hire booking!
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With a wide range of colour options, you can incorporate your brand colours, set a theme to your event, or simply add a fun ambience to light up your night! 🌟✨
Send us an enquiry now for our package options and rates!
📷️Lee Christiansen Photography
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Earth Photo 2023 is here🌍️📸
The Society’s annual exhibition is back and presents the work of 50 contemporary photographers and filmmakers looking at: People, Place, Nature, Changing Forests and A Climate for Change.
This summer, take your viewing experience to a new level and book a private evening viewing for you and up to 100 guests! You can enjoy exclusive opening of the exhibition, a curated introduction to the work on display, plus a private display of some of the Society’s own collections.
This is a limited booking until 23rd August 2023 so don't miss out on your chance to book this exciting opportunity!
Email us at 📧[email protected] for more information and the package options!
📷️Digby Oldridge/PR Eye
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It was a joy to welcome North Pennines AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) last month!
They held a Small Conference in our Education Centre with refreshments in the Main Hall- check out their wonderful testimonial below:
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“Right from the very first point of contact the team were helpful and efficient – they know their venue inside out and are great at making suggestions to help the event and the space work together.
Planning was easy, with speedy replies to all our questions. On the day everything ran like clockwork, and the team looked after us perfectly and with a smile. Catering provided by official RGS caterers Lodge was delicious. The setting is beautiful, the team are fantastic and our delegates loved it – we will be back!”
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It's been a delight to have had the limited edition Everest Platinum Print Exhibition held in our sunny pavilion☀️☀️☀️
The Exhibition includes platinum prints with photographs from the 1953 Mount Everest Expedition!
Check out our website for info on our exhibition space and to see what exhibitions we have coming up next!
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Our Education Centre can seat up to 100 in a lecture theatre style- the ideal space for small conferences!
All hires of the Education Centre come with the adjoining Main Hall, so your delegates can enjoy networking breaks and refreshments throughout the day 🫖☕️🍰
Find our Small Conferences package on our website https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/small-conferences/ and hire our spaces now!
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Bring your wedding dreams to life right here at the Royal Geographical Society 👰☁️
Our venue is perfect for Weddings of up to 100 guests, allowing for a warm, intimate feel on your special day 🤍
Click the link to our website https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/weddings/ for our Weddings package with more information on how to tie the knot in our gorgeous venue.
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Our Map Room is an elegant and classic room that is not only filled with history, but a perfect location for refreshment breaks or drinks receptions.
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The Map Room is included with hires of the Ondaatje Lecture Theatre, providing a stunning, historical backdrop for your guests to enjoy after a lecture or conference.
Check out our website https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/ to explore our venue hire options.
📷️Nando Machado
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Did you know that our Ondaatje Lecture Theatre can seat up to 700 guests?
The Theatre is the perfect venue for large events- from daytime conferences to evening lectures and film screenings. We even have a range of AV and lighting options to find the ideal set-up for your event!
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Check out our website https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/ for information on how to hire our theatre now.
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Searching for the perfect venue for your event?
At the Royal Geographical Society, we have a fantastic range of Venue Hire options, from Meetings and Conferences to Dinners and Weddings.
Check out our website https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/contact-us/ and send us an enquiry now!
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Pictured here is our charming Main Hall. Swipe across to see a close-up of the beautifully painted fireplace.
This is the original fireplace to the building, painted personally by Alice Lowther, wife of William Lowther- who built the house in the 18th century. A perfect venue for a couple looking to tie the knot in a setting rich in historical architecture.
For more information on our Weddings package 💍 check out our website https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/weddings/
📷️Lee Christiansen Photography
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Did you know all hires of the Ondaatje Theatre come with our stunning Map Room?
We love how the lighting transforms the room 💙💜💛
We can offer uplighters packages to enhance a VIP Reception of up to 150 guests.
Check out our website for more info on our Evening Lectures packages https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/lectures/
📷️Lee Christiansen Photography
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Looking for a summer wedding location? Our charming period building includes access to our outdoor terrace, perfect to enjoy your drinks and canapés 🥂☀️🌳
A rare find in central London, our beautiful outdoor space is a peaceful setting away from the buzz of the city!
Our wedding packages include exclusive hire of the venue for your special day. To come and view our space, check out our website: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/weddings/
📷️Lee Christiansen Photography
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Our Council Room is a bright and inspirational space, steeped in history with a grand central boardroom table ideal for meetings and get togethers!
The RGS has a variety of meeting spaces available to hire throughout the week!
Check out our website for our Meeting Room packages: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/meetings/
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It’s never too late for a Christmas celebration!
At the Society we had a fantastic belated Christmas party last week! Isn’t our Main Hall stunning for a celebration or party?
Check out our website for information to find out more about our Dinner packages: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/dinners/
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📣Job opportunity: Events and Exhibitions Manager - maternity cover.
We are seeking a self-motivated individual with 3-5 years of experience working in a busy events team to sell, plan and deliver events and exhibitions for external clients alongside supporting Society colleagues with internal events: https://www.rgs.org/about/work-for-us/current-vacancies/events-and-exhibitions-manager-maternity-cover/
Newly engaged and starting the year off hunting for the perfect place to tie the knot? Come and visit us at the Royal Geographical Society, we’d love to meet you and share our breath-taking wedding venue!
Get in touch and book in for a visit: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/weddings/
📷 Martin Hobby Weddings
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Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the RGS Venue Hire team!🎄
The venue office will be closed over the holidays and we'll be back open on Tuesday 3rd January.
Styled by Oxygen Event Services Ltd.
📷 Lee Christiansen Photography
Searching for an inspiring spot to organise a workshop, why not host in the Society's Lowther Room? We love this shot from this year's RGS Expedition and Fieldwork Festival, capturing a session in full swing!
Find out more about the Society's meeting rooms: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/meetings/
📷 Ewan Harvey
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Planning ahead for 2023? Looking for a hybrid venue to host a conference, lecture or launch? Our Ondaatje Lecture Theatre is a modern and characterful backdrop, equipped with four Panasonic UK 4k cameras, perfect for live streaming your event!
Check out our venue packages: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/
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Looking for a Christmas party venue with wow-factor? Why not celebrate with colleagues in our stunning Main Hall this festive season!
Find out more about our reception package: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/drinks-receptions/
Styled by Oxygen Event Services Ltd.
📷 Lee Christiansen Photography
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Looking for that breathtaking backdrop to tie the knot? Our beautiful period building, right in the heart of London, is the ideal intimate setting to organise your dream wedding day!
Get in touch with us to tour the Society’s wedding spaces: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/weddings/
📷 Fiona Kelly Photography
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Don't miss a chance to check out our incredible new exhibition in the Pavilion, 'Everest through the lens', marking the centenary of the first European expeditions to Mount Everest and featuring the 1922 and 1924 films of Captain John Noel.
Open to all guests and visitors to the Society until 20 January! Find out more: https://www.rgs.org/events/autumn-2022/everest-through-the-lens/
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We loved this shot of our Ondaatje Lecture Theatre full of excited guests for The Last Overland: Singapore to London book and series launch!
If you're looking for a venue for your launch event, check out our evening Theatre packages, the perfect space for up to 700 guests: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/lectures/
📷 Charlie Smith
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Take a look at yesterday evening's stunning collections display, carefully curated for guests of the Galapagos Conservation Trust attending Galapagos Day 2022!
Did you know the Society's Collections contain over two million documents, maps, photographs, paintings, periodicals, artefacts and books, and span 500 years of geography, travel and exploration?
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We loved seeing this year’s incredible Earth Photo exhibition on display inside the Society’s pavilion! 🌍️
A modern and versatile space, our pavilion is located on the busy Exhibition Road, right in the heart of South Kensington’s arts and science district and nestled amongst some of London’s most esteemed museums and visitor attractions.
Want to find out more about exhibiting? Take a look on our website: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/exhibitions/
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Doesn’t this dinner set-up in the Main Hall look fabulous! 🍴🍾
Our elegant Main Hall is the perfect venue option if you are looking for an inspiring dining experience for your team or clients. With the added bonus of the adjoining Education Centre, it’s the perfect setting for a memorable celebration! We love organising events for this venue space 🥂✨
Find out more about our dinner package: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/dinners/
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The Lowther Room is an elegant setting to have those all-important face to face meetings! An original room of Lowther Lodge, the first floor Lowther Room is charmingly decorated with floor to ceiling bookcases, and is well equipped with our standard AV.
Looking for a room to hold you next meeting or workshop? Find out more about the Society's meeting rooms: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/meetings/
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We are seeking a full time Events Assistant to join our Venue Hire team!
This is an exciting opportunity to support our Venue team with administrative tasks as well as with sales, planning and delivery of events.
Find out more on our website: https://www.rgs.org/about/work-for-us/current-vacancies/events-assistant-august-2022/
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We loved this modern and sleek blue drinks reception set up by Oxygen Event Services Ltd. in our historical Main Hall, perfect for stylish get togethers!
Our package offers a stunning evening reception, from small intimate groups in the Hall to parties of up to 300 with the adjoining Education Centre. If you’re interested in hosting your next event at the Society, take a look at our packages: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/drinks-receptions/
📷 Lee Christiansen Photography
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LOVE 🤍 We know your special day has to be just right and our beautiful ceremony space is perfect for a day of love! Our distinctive and historic Lodge is achingly pretty, with stunning high ceilings, wooden floors and vast 19th century leaded windows, a magical setting to say "I do".
Why not take a look at our wedding packages: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/weddings/
📷 Fiona Kelly Photography
We are delighted to welcome back the 63rd London International Youth Science Forum, opened by HRH The Princess Royal, the Royal Patron for LIYSF. This year LIYSF welcomed over 300 students from over 60 nations at an incredible opening ceremony in our Ondaatje Lecture Theatre!
If you’ve got an event in the making, have a browse of our event spaces for inspiration: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/
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Did you know our Education Centre is perfect for small conferences?
The Society is a prime spot for getting out of the office and into a unique space for some inspiration. Planning a team building day, networking event or conference? Why don’t you take a look at our small conferences package: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/small-conferences/
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Look at the Main Hall back in 1880! Designed by the architect Richard Norman Shaw, the building is undoubtedly one of the finest examples of nineteenth century architecture in London. The woodwork, marble chimney-pieces, and plaster work ceilings remain in the RGS today. 🧱
Interested in hosting a drinks reception in this stunning space? Find out more: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/drinks-receptions/
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Just one of the many happy couples who have had a beautiful wedding reception in our venue over the years! 💍🥂
Set in the heart of South Kensington with a beautiful outdoor terrace, the Society can be exclusively yours for the most special day of your life. Our grand Main Hall makes an elegant choice for your wedding ceremony.
We are always delighted to hear from prospective wedding couples! Find out more: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/weddings/
📷 Abigail Steed Photography
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We love this photo of our Ondaatje Lecture Theatre in full flow for the Great Exhibition Road Festival last month, an annual celebration of science and the arts in South Kensington.
If you’re in need of a characterful theatre with professional AV equipment and experienced technicians, take a look at our Ondaatje Lecture Theatre: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/lectures/
📷 Imperial College, London
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We adore this photo and can’t think of a better backdrop for a standout wedding shot! ⭐️
Our iconic building in the heart of South Kensington is the perfect location to sneak away and capture some breathtaking photographs right after your ceremony.
Find out more about the Society's wedding package: https://www.rgs.org/about/hire-our-venue/weddings/
📷 Abigail Steed Photography
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Earth Photo 2022, an international photography competition, has attracted hundreds of photo and video submissions which stimulate conversations about our world and its inhabitants.
Visit the Society’s Pavilion to see a stunning selection of the shortlisted images, from categories including People, Place, Nature, Changing forests and a Climate of change.
For more information and opening hours, visit: https://www.rgs.org/events/summer-2022/earth-photo-exhibition-london/
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