I Can’t Believe It’s Not Father’s Day – Sunday 13 September at National Motor Racing Museum

VENUE HIRE
& EVENTS

Museums Bathurst offers a number of venues for private or corporate hire. From formal receptions, meetings, seated dinners or product launches, host your event in the unique setting of one of our social spaces.

Contact the events team here to discuss your next function and event.

THEATRE COCKTAIL DINING U-SHAPE BOARDROOM KIDS PARTY COST
4 hours		 ADDITIONAL
PER PERSON
ENTRY		 STAFF
PER STAFF
PER HR
Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum
Museum Galleries & Courtyards
50
50
40
-
-
-
$800
$3
$77
Courtyard
-
100
-
-
-
-
$300
$3
$77
THEATRE COCKTAIL DINING U-SHAPE BOARDROOM KIDS PARTY COST
4 hours		 ADDITIONAL
PER PERSON
ENTRY		 STAFF
PER STAFF
PER HR
National Motor Racing Museum
Museum Galleries (after hours)
200
250
120
-
-
-
$850
$3
$77
Meeting Room Full Day
-
-
-
30
20
-
$368
Meeting Room Half Day
-
-
-
30
20
-
$210
THEATRE COCKTAIL DINING U-SHAPE BOARDROOM KIDS PARTY COST
4 hours		 ADDITIONAL
PER PERSON
ENTRY		 STAFF
PER STAFF
PER HR
Chifley Home
Education Centre (after hours)
30
40
-
-
-
-
$352
$5 for tour
$77
THEATRE COCKTAIL DINING U-SHAPE BOARDROOM KIDS PARTY COST
4 hours		 ADDITIONAL
PER PERSON
ENTRY		 STAFF
PER STAFF
PER HR
Bathurst Rail Museum
Public Gallery (after hours)
35
35
35
-
-
-
$840
$3
$77
Library
10
-
-
-
-
-
$105 per hour
Courtyard (after hours)
-
100
100
-
-
-
$840
$77
Carriage (during opening hours)
-
18
18
-
18
18
$116 per hour
$77
Layout Gallery * (in addition to other venue hire)
100
-
-
-
-
-
$126
$77^
THEATRE COCKTAIL DINING U-SHAPE BOARDROOM KIDS PARTY COST
4 hours		 ADDITIONAL
PER PERSON
ENTRY		 STAFF
PER STAFF
PER HR
Central Tablelands Collections Facility
Workshop Space
60
60
-
50
-
-
$270
$77
Viewing Room
-
-
-
-
12
-
$158
$77

* Additional staff member required

4 hours including cleaning. Additional: staff time @ $77/hour and museum entry @ $3 p/p
Please note that the amount charged for staff time will be adjusted for public holidays

Please note: Council’s 2026/2027 Revenue Policy allows for a 20% reduction in hire fees for not-for-profit community groups. Please contact us to discuss fees and charges for your organisation.

Prices valid to 30 June 2027.

National Motor Racing Museum

No visit to Mount Panorama is complete without a stop at the National Motor Racing Museum, right beside the track at Murray’s Corner. Why not include a visit or evening function into your next conference itinerary. 

 

The museum plays host to a wide range of functions outside museum opening hours: formal dinners, cocktail parties, corporate events and launches are welcome within the museum.

 

A catering kitchen is available to assist with any necessary catering. Outside contract catering for any function is most welcome and can be organised on request.  

 

Contact the museum to discuss your venue hire options.

 

Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum

For a spectacular business event, cocktail night, trade launch or even a unique wedding ceremony, add an evening of wine and dinosaurs at the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum to your Bathurst itinerary. The heritage 1876 Public School building in the heart of Bathurst, with stunningly beautiful exhibitions and a T.rex looming overhead, will be the backdrop of an event they will never forget.

 

The museum can host a range of functions outside museum opening hours: intimate formal dinners, cocktail parties, corporate events, and launches are welcome. A kitchenette is available to assist with any necessary catering. Outside contract catering for any function is most welcome and can be organised on request. 

 

Contact the museum to discuss your venue hire options.


Bathurst Rail Museum

The Bathurst Rail Museum could be the unique setting you are seeking to hold your next private or corporate function.

Intimate formal dinners, cocktail parties, corporate events and launches are welcome and the museum could be the perfect venue for a birthday party or even a memorable wedding.   

Contact us to discuss hiring the carriage, the courtyard, the galleries, the library or the whole museum for your function. A catering kitchen is available to assist with any necessary catering. Outside contract catering for any function is most welcome and can be organised on request.  


Central Tablelands Collections Facility

Need somewhere for a small meeting, or a training session?

The Central Tablelands Collections Facility offers two rooms for hire during regular business hours.

The Workshop Space provides a flexible multipurpose space for workshops, training and meetings.

The Viewing Room is an intimate setting for meetings and researchers.

Contact the Collections Facility Coordinator on 0417 265 172 or email.

Museums Bathurst is a suite of public museums managed by Bathurst Regional Council, located on Wiradjuri Country. Museums Bathurst acknowledges the Wiradjuri People as the Traditional Custodians of the land in the Bathurst Region. We pay respect to Elders, past, present, and emerging and acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live, work and play in the Bathurst region.