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Function Space Specifications and Capacities

Room Name	Floor	Size	Square Feet	Ceiling Height
Hosack Hall	1st	58' x 101'	5,900	N/A
Presidents Gallery	1st	56'x31'	1,736	12' 6"
Reception Room 2	1st	15'x17'	255	12' 6"
Lobby/Pre-function	1st	45'x22'	990	12' 6"
Room 20	2nd	61'x36'	2,196	11' 9"
Room 20A	2nd	34'x36'	1,224	11' 9"
Room 20B	2nd	27'x36'	972	11' 9"
Room 21	2nd	39'x25'	986	11' 9"
Pre-function	2nd	23'x60'	720	12'
Library Reading Room	3rd	35'x95'	3,325	16'
Room 440	4th	46'x36'	1,656	12' 3"
Room 558	5th	35'x22'	770	12' 9"

For function space capacities, please call Francine Leinhardt at 212-822-7272.

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Capacity Guidelines and Notes

The measurement of 18 inches square is used to indicate all chairs.
Table size for classroom style set-up is 24" deep x 96" long (2' x 8').
Banquet-style capacities were based on the use of 60" rounds (5’) seating. Nine to ten people maximum per table can be accommodated for sit-down functions.
Square footage quoted for each room is “net usable space,” as there are no columns or obstructions.
Permanent board tables and chairs are in Rooms 558, 558A and the Green Room.
Projection booths are available for Hosack Hall, Room 20 and room 440.
Chandelier clearance is 10’ in both the President’s Gallery and Reception Room 1.
Permanent screens reside in Hosack Hall (the Auditorium), Room 20, Room 21, and Room 440
Stage/risers: Hosack Hall has a permanent stage. There are permanent risers in Room 20 (18” high - 22’ x 7’) and Room 440 (12” high - 18’ x 7’)

For additional information use our contact form or, if you prefer, contact Francine Leinhardt, Director, Office of Education & Conference Center at (212) 822-7272 or fleinhardt@nyam.org