The Tom Keneally Centre at Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts

280 Pitt Street, Sydney, 2000
Museum Station (200 m)

About this space

The Tom Keneally Centre is a unique venue surrounded by books and memorabilia from the personal collection of renowned author, Thomas Keneally. It is a warm and intimate space perfect for literary events, cocktail parties, product launches, networking and other bespoke events.

Capacity
Tom Keneally Centre | 40
Norman Selfe Room | 25-30 and can be used in conjunction with the Tom Keneally Centre


Prices

Sunday
Closed
Note: All prices include GST.
Cleaning fee applies if a catered event.
Monday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include GST.
Cleaning fee applies if a catered event.
Tuesday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include GST.
Cleaning fee applies if a catered event.
Wednesday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include GST.
Cleaning fee applies if a catered event.
Thursday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include GST.
Cleaning fee applies if a catered event.
Friday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
from $170 hire fee per hour
Note: All prices include GST.
Cleaning fee applies if a catered event.
Saturday
Closed
Note: All prices include GST.
Cleaning fee applies if a catered event.
Minimum booking duration: 2 hours

Capacity

Standing
up to 40
Theatre
up to 20

Catering and drinks

In-house catering
External catering not allowed
Venue doesn’t provide alcohol
BYO alcohol not allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Projector
Flatscreen TV
Flipchart
PA system / speakers
Conference call facilities
Air conditioning
Quiet space
Paid parking facilities available nearby
Whiteboard
Natural light
Storage space
Accommodation available

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restrictions

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Disabled access toilets
Ground level
Lift to all floors

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Wedding licence
Temporary event notices (TENs) available

Host rules

No smoking or vaping in the venues.
No eating in the Theatre.

Cancellation policy: Custom

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Step off busy Pitt Street into the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts (SMSA) to discover one of Sydney’s hidden secrets for conferences, business meetings and corporate events. We work to create experiences tailored to your business needs.

OUR VENUES

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The Henry Carmichael Theatre is a recently renovated and versatile tiered theatre for hire located within a 2 minute walk of Sydney Town Hall. Our purpose-built theatre has high-quality AV equipment installed (including video conferencing software), adjustable lighting and a low-rise stage with lectern.
The Henry Carmichael Theatre is ideal for conferences, company AGM’s, presentations, seminars and private screenings.

THE BOARDROOM
The SMSA Boardroom is a purpose-built meeting room offering privacy and professional facilities for board meetings, workshops and staff meetings. The large boardroom table can comfortably seat 20 guests. Recently refurbished, the room is equipped with all your audio visual needs, along with tea and coffee making facilities.

This quiet space is also perfect for meditation, yoga and small group workshop sessions.

MEETING ROOMS
The Meeting Rooms are all recently refurbished with fresh interiors, state-of-the-art audio visual technology and new modern furniture. The flexible meeting rooms can be divided with the use of our new sound-proofed bi-fold walls from one to four venue spaces.

THE TOM KENEALLY CENTRE
The Tom Keneally Centre is a unique venue surrounded by books and memorabilia from the personal collection of renowned author, Thomas Keneally. It is a warm and intimate space perfect for literary events, cocktail parties, product launches, networking and other bespoke events.


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