​RIBA North venue hire
RIBA North, a national architecture centre on the historic Liverpool waterfront, is a contemporary and striking environment designed to inspire creativity and encourage the exchange of knowledge.
Our contemporary spaces offer the ideal backdrop for your venue hire, whether it be a small meeting, lecture event, or full-scale party.
About the space
The centre, designed by architect Matt Brook, offers a number of adaptable spaces available for venue hire.
Located over two floors in the award-winning RIBA building, each space can be shaped to accommodate a variety of events, including exhibitions, meetings, training, drinks receptions, conferences, and dinners.
Capacity ranges from two to 350 people, depending on your requirements. Conference facilities are suitable for up to 70 delegates, theatre style.
Catering can be tailored to your needs, and our small dedicated team will help you to plan the whole event.
Available spaces
- City Gallery: large, open-concept space featuring the digital city model
- Gallery One: our main exhibition space which can be made available out of hours for private receptions or exhibition tours (exhibitions cannot be removed from this space)
- Gallery Two: smaller, flexible space that can be used for meetings, lectures or exhibitions
Venue hire summary
Perks of the venue include:
- spectacular location
- flexible, creative spaces
- RIBA branded pens and notebooks on request
- local catering
- air conditioning, plus temperature and humidity controls
- free guest wifi
- video conferencing facilities
- technical support
- a curatorial/exhibition service
- access to RIBA Liverpool City Tours
- exhibition guides and talks
To find out more, please email ribanorthvenues@riba.org or telephone +44 (0)151 703 0107.