Top Houston Graduation Party Museums

• Spaces for 30-5,500 Guests
• 9 Museums
• 2 Theaters
• 9 Total Spaces

At Space Center Houston, scientific displays, artifacts, and exhibitions fill 250,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space. Guests enjoy the exclusive catering service of Wolfgang Puck Catering all while being surrounded by a galaxy of rich history honoring humanity's brilliance and inventiveness. The Space Center Houston can host a wide range of events including business, non-profit, and social gatherings. Our venue's operations staff will collaborate with you to create a one-of-a-kind experience that will appeal to any audience and size, from small parties to large gatherings of 5,000 people. Regardless of the size, style, or season, Wolfgang Puck Catering always brings warm hospitality, handcrafted dishes, and a level of personalized planning that is unparalleled in the industry. The team is dedicated to sharing culinary pioneer Wolfgang Puck’s passion for culinary artistry and uncompromising quality.

• Spaces for 75-1,000 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 1 Bar
• 3 Total Spaces

Conveniently located in the heart of the Heights, just off the MKT Trail, ARTECHOUSE Houston is THE destination to experience Immersive, cutting edge Digital Art. The venue boasts 25’ ceilings, seamless wall to wall projection surfaces, multiple galleries filled with interactive art pieces, generous lobby space, an Extended Reality bar, and hyper real sound system. An ARTECHOUSE event comes turn key ready with our current exhibition on display, stocked with beautiful visuals and art pieces for your guests to explore. A full venue buyout includes access to our 270* Immersion Gallery Projection Room, beautiful lobby with floor to ceiling windows and XR bar, Gallery 1 great for off shoot dance parties or catering placement, the enthralling Infinity Room, cocktail ready Gallery 2, and museum enriching experiences in our Galleries 3 & 4. Perfect for the unique venue seeker trying to impress without the stress of figuring out decor. ARTECHOUSE is also endlessly customizable. Every screen you see in our venue has the ability to feature the content of your choosing. Whether you are launching a brand new product, celebrating a corporate success, presenting to your stake holders, or raising money for you non profit - our immersive spaces become your canvas. Whether you send us your content ready made or if you have our Incredible Studio team generate a WOW experience from your mood board, our Technical Operations team's inventive capabilities and our award-winning tech create bespoke experiences that will leave your guests talking about your event for years to come.

• Spaces for 15-1,500 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 11 Outdoor Spaces
• 11 Total Spaces

The Houston Botanic Garden opened Phase I of a 30-year masterplan in fall 2020 as a major addition to Houston’s cultural landscape and growing list of greenspaces. Our 132-acre site is located a short distance from downtown Houston and is filled with horticultural displays and walking trails. The Garden provides a place for visitors to learn about plants, conservation, and nature; connects Houstonians across different cultures and ethnicities; and closes an existing gap in the world-class city’s collection of amenities for residents and tourists. Proceeds from event rentals directly support the Garden’s mission to enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment. WEDDINGS Say “I Do” surrounded by natural beauty RECEPTIONS Celebrate life’s milestones in a climate-controlled tent with views of the garden or choose from selected outdoor spaces MEETINGS Host corporate luncheons, board retreats, and conferences BIRTHDAYS Rent our outdoor pavilion for children’s birthdays or other less formal events

• Spaces for 160-200 Guests
• 2 Museums
• 2 Landmarks

Celebrate your special event in Houston’s Historic Airport Terminal , a beautiful and rare example of classic Art Deco architecture from the golden age of flight. With its intimate setting and rich aviation history, our grand central space and museum exhibits will provide your guests with an unexpected and unique experience during your wedding or special event. Our event spaces are designed with versatility in mind and can accommodate various types of events ranging anywhere from weddings, rehearsal dinners, intimate receptions, private parties corporate meetings, conferences, trade shows, product launches, screenings, performances, and more.

• Spaces for 120-2,500 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 3 Landmarks

Experience events on the wild side! Whether it’s a cocktail reception, meeting, corporate picnic, wedding reception, or any occasion for 10 to 2500+ guests, the Houston Zoo offers a variety of unique events venues and untamed ideas to set your party apart from the herd. The Houston Zoo offers unique gathering spaces where groups, large and small, can have interactive and memorable experiences with colleagues, friends or loved ones, for any type of occasion. Whichever venue you choose, the event specialists at the Houston Zoo will work to bring your dream visions to life.

• Spaces for 100-900 Guests
• 6 Museums
• 6 Landmarks
• 1 Outdoor

It’s an intimate seated dinner surrounded by the brilliance of Houston Museum of Natural Science's Gems and Minerals Collection. An elegant corporate event in Houston Museum of Natural Science's state-of-the-art Wiess Energy Hall. Or a spectacular wedding reception for several hundred people held in the shadow of towering dinosaurs. With so many opportunities for creating imaginative atmospheres, the Houston Museum of Natural Science makes every event truly unforgettable. Houston Museum of Natural Science offers architecturally stunning and educationally rich spaces from which to choose in a complex that houses the Burke Baker Planetarium, Wortham GIANT Screen Theater, Cockrell Butterfly Center and four floors of magnificent natural science halls and exhibits. Create the ideal environment to fit any event from 20 to 5,000 guests at Houston Museum of Natural Science. From sophisticated and dramatic to out-of-this-world, the distinctive venues at Houston Museum of Natural Science offer beautiful settings beyond compare.

• Spaces for 8-300 Guests
• 5 Museums
• 1 Landmark
• 9 Total Spaces

The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park preserves ten historic structures on a landscaped campus in downtown Houston, spanning architecture from the pre-statehood era through the early twentieth-century oil boom. A 501(c)(3) museum organization dedicated to telling the diverse history of Houston and Texas, the campus also serves as a setting for weddings, receptions, and private events. Rental spaces range from the Gothic Revival-style 1891 St. John Church to open-air settings like Connally Plaza and the Bagby Street Front Patio, both backed by downtown Houston's skyline. The 1847 Kellum-Noble House, the oldest building on its original foundation in the city, hosts smaller dinners and receptions, while the Museum Gallery and Tea Room offer indoor space for larger gatherings.

• Spaces for 450-600 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Landmark

Located on the third floor of the Downtown Houston Aquarium, the Nautilus Ballroom will transport you to a world of elegance and refinement. The Downtown Houston Aquarium's Nautilus Ballroom is the perfect setting for corporate gatherings, anniversaries, meetings, weddings, rehearsal dinners, Mitzvahs, Quinceñeras, and any other type of special event. Houston Aquarium's 6,000-square-foot Nautilus Ballroom boasts customizable menus, experienced event coordinators on staff to assist with décor, A/V, and entertainment, as well as breathtaking views of the downtown Houston skyline. Downtown Houston Aquarium's Nautilus Ballroom has a private wrap-around balcony, and a beautiful cylindrical aquarium tank in the foyer. The room divides into two parts for general and breakout sessions, and has the capacity for state-of-the-art A/V equipment. The award-winning culinary team at Houston Aquarium will provide delicious cuisine and custom menus for your special event. The ballroom seats 50 to 450 guests and has the capacity for 600 standing guests.

• Spaces for 300-500 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Landmark
• 2 Total Spaces

The 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA is a square-rigged iron barque, restored in 1982 and now a floating museum that still actively sails — one of only three ships of her kind in the world to do so. Berthed at the Galveston Historic Seaport, she is a National Historic Landmark and the Official Tall Ship of Texas, a symbol of the Gulf Coast's beginnings as a seaport that welcomes more than 40,000 visitors each year. For private events, the ship and museum site offer a romantic waterfront setting, with moonlight silhouetting the masts. Guests have access to ELISSA's decks, galleries, officers' quarters, and galley — used as a serving area or bar — along with the museum's pier, galleries, and restrooms. The site accommodates up to 500 guests across the ship and museum, or 300 for a seated dinner on the pier, making it well suited to weddings, receptions, and social gatherings. All functions are catered, as no kitchen facilities are on site.