Nottingham Contemporary

There are few more unique, contemporary places to entertain and inspire in Nottingham – whether you are hosting clients, staff, partners – or simply celebrating.

Spaces for hire include our spacious, fully-equipped performance space, perfect for conferences, lectures or parties, or smaller and more intimate spaces for meetings and informal gatherings. We offer a full range of technical support, and catering.

Our RIBA Award-winning building, has been described as “the first masterpiece of British architecture of the twenty-first century [1], whilst our artistic programme is internationally renowned and can provide an inspiring, creative environment for your event.

We’re in a central City Centre location with excellent transport links. We’re just minutes from the train station, while the main tram and bus routes run right past us.

We would love to work with you to transform our unique facilities to showcase your event. To find out more or book a tour of our spaces contact us on 0115 948 9750 or email hire@nottinghamcontemporary.org.

“Thank you to all at the Nottingham Contemporary. Hiring out The Space enabled us to have a party with a difference. It turned out to be a fantastic and versatile venue, with all the technology and equipment we needed at our fingertips. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a venue with a new angle”
Jackie Hart, Project Manager, Paul Smith

Meeting Room

Our Meeting Room is a spacious room with floor to ceiling windows running along one side, giving lots of natural daylight. The Meeting Room is a quiet and unique space to share ideas, recharge batteries and conduct business. It is ideal for meetings with up to 20 people, and comes with a plasma screen for presentations.

The Space

The Space is a visually striking space with exposed concrete walls. It is our largest room and is designed for maximum flexibility – seating, lighting and sound can transform it into a theatre, a conference hall, a performance space, a cinema, or a party venue that can rival the most cutting edge, urban venue. Professional video and audio systems ensure conferences and award ceremonies can be staged with proficiency. The Space can accommodate 120 people on tiered theatre style seating, or up to 300 standing. For a truly impressive event The Space can be hired along with our café bar, Blend at Contemporary, on the same level.

Studio 1

Newly available for hire, this unique space on our gallery level is perfect for hosting workshops, relaxed talks and creative events for up to 60 people. This space is perfectly situated to book an accompanying gallery tour to give your guests a special art experience.
Hiring Studio 1 directly contributes to our plans to rebuild this space as a hub for learning, creativity and community, directly supporting local groups, families, young people and schools. Hiring Studio 1 at the above rates means you have the option to be publicly credited when our new home for learning opens.

Studio 2

The Studio is a creative space, perfect for workshops and training courses and discussions. It has audio-visual facilities and is ideal for a small seminar or talk. The room can be arranged as one large table or multiple group tables, seating around 24 people, or in a theatre style layout, seating up to 35.

Blend at Contemporary

Our café and fully licensed bar, Blend at Contemporary is perfect for a private party or networking event, with space for up to 200 people. It is a contemporary, light flooded space, and if the sun comes out we can open our floor to ceiling windows that leads to our large outdoor terrace. In the evenings, the lights can be turned down low to create an intimate space for lounging or music.

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Christmas at Contemporary

Dig out your sequins, splash out on the Secret Santa, and don’t forget the mistletoe… because this year your Christmas Party at Nottingham Contemporary will be an absolute treat!

You and your guests will have exclusive use of our café space, Blend at Contemporary, all you need to do is pick a date, send the guest list and we will arrange the rest!

Book before 30 Oct to receive a 10% discount.

Click here to view our 2026 Christmas party hire brochure