Venue Experiences

When you rent a venue at Pacific Science Center, you are contributing to our mission to inspire a lifelong interest in science, math and technology. As a non-profit organization, we rely on venue experiences staged in the midst of interesting science exhibitions to help sustain our many educational, interactive and innovative programs. Our special venue experience staff will work with you to meet your unique requirements. For this reason, these guidelines may not be completely inclusive of topics that arise from unique or special requests, and we invite you to consult our venue experience staff about the details and special needs or requests.

Thank you for considering Pacific Science Center for your venue experience.

• Venue Experiences at Pacific Science Center must be social, cultural, recreational, corporate, educational, or personal in nature. Pacific Science Center may not be used for political events or political rallies without specific approval of Pacific Science Center.
• No product promotion is allowed. Any product promotion or commercial functions must be approved by Pacific Science Center.
• Venues must be reserved in advance. Unless outdoor space is reserved in advance, reserving an interior space does not include any exterior areas.

Pacific Science Center reserves the right to refuse rental to individuals, organizations or functions that discriminate because of an individual’s race, color, religion, origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental handicap, military status, sexual orientation, or in any other way that would constitute a violation of human rights. Pacific Science Center reserves the right to refuse rental to individuals and/or organizations who promote a view that is contradictory to Pacific Science Center’s mission or stance on science.

Any organization seeking to use Pacific Science Center facilities for fundraising events must qualify as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) or other relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code.

A copy of the Internal Revenue Service determination letter must be provided to Pacific Science Center prior to executing the Venue Experience & Group Sales Agreement. The sponsoring organization must appear on the Agreement and provide a certificate of insurance in its name.

Invitations may not use the name of Pacific Science Center except as the designated location.

A client may not use the name, logo or likeness of Pacific Science Center to promote without prior written permission from Pacific Science Center. It is permissible to include an informational brochure or other information published by Pacific Science Center for the purpose of describing the facilities and exhibits.

The content of all printed materials relating to the venue rental must be submitted to us for review before being printed. Any violation may result in cancellation of the event. Please allow 3 weeks prior to your design deadline to obtain approval for printed material copy by Pacific Science Center.

Photographs taken in designated areas of Pacific Science Center for personal use are permitted. Photography is not permitted in our IMAX Theaters. Photography is not allowed in Building 4 without prior written permission of Pacific Science Center staff. Photos may be restricted in certain exhibits.

All photographs that will be submitted for publication must be approved by the Pacific Science Center Venue Experience and Group Sales Office before publication or commitment to publication.