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Function Space
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Shedd Aquarium | The Shedd Aquarium is a uniquely distinctive venue for your special events, including meetings. The Aquarium can accommodate up to 1,800 for strolling cocktail receptions, up to 600 for sit-down dinner, and up to 255 for a meeting. | |
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Oceanarium Mezzanine | Host a cocktail reception with a view from the top — The Oceanarium Mezzanine, overlooking the dolphins’ two million-gallon pool and Lake Michigan is an exceptional spot for a cocktail reception where guests can stroll through the temperate rain forest to water’s edge for a closer look at the dolphins, beluga whales and sea otters. | |
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North Terrace | From May through October, take your event or reception outdoors to the North Terrace and enjoy sweeping vistas of the lakefront and gentle lake breezes with a full canopy that makes for a perfect cocktail reception up to 500 guests. | |
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Soundings Restaurant | The magnificent Chicago magnificent skyline and the waters of Monroe Harbor and Lake Michigan are the backdrop for an intimate dinner or a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres party for up to 200 people. A cozy balcony overlooks the Oceanarium’s sea otter cove and rain forest. | |
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Phelps Auditorium | Our state-of-the-art theater accommodates 255 guests for a meeting, lecture, awards program, or multimedia presentation. | |
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Waters of the World | Dine in the company of our enchanting animals in one or more of the Aquarium’s four elegantly vaulted galleries. Each gallery represents a different aquatic ecosystem: oceans, local waters, islands and lakes, and rivers. | |
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Caribbean Reef and Rotunda | The turquoise waters of our 90,000-gallon Caribbean Reef and the rotunda’s softly lighted classical Greek-inspired architecture create a dazzling setting for a sit-down dinner. Guests dine in the heart of the aquarium, amid colorful reef fishes and under Shedd’s signature octagonal glass dome. A feeding-dive presentation is available for any evening event. | |
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