The Cocktail Bar + Museum may be hired for a variety of purposes - from dinner & cocktail parties to boardroom meetings & intimate moments.

Full Venue Private Hire

Cocktail Bar + Museum: 6:00pm - 11:00pm

Monday                        £  500 Private Hire + £500 Minimum Spend

Tuesday                       £  1000 Private Hire + £500 Minimum Spend

Wednesday                  £  1000 Private Hire + £750 Minimum Spend

Thursday                      £  1000 Private Hire + £1000 Minimum Spend

Friday                           £  1000 Private Hire + £1500 Minimum Spend

Saturday                       NOT AVAILABLE

Sunday                         £  1000 Private Hire + £1500 Minimum Spend

Full Venue Hire Includes:

-   Private bar staffed with your very own expert mixologists

-   Bespoke menu of carefully curated cocktails

-   Table service with friendly waitress/waiters to cater for your event

-   Admission for all guests to the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

Additional Charges: Setup Time: £150/hour for setup time required prior to Full Venue Private Evening Hire hours Wednesday - Sunday. No additional charge for setup time on Monday - Tuesday events. 

Please enquire about venue rules.

Capacities:

Standing Capacity (Full Venue):

Up to 80 people standing

Main Gallery:

Up to 25 people seated

Spare Room + Conservatory:

Up to 17 people seated or 25 people standing

The 'Spare' Room 

Private Hire of the 'Spare' Room + Conservatory:

Given its name for the English occultist and surrealist Austin Osman Spare's work on view in this room

£150 Private Hire + £350 Minimum Spend

Available Wednesday - Sunday 7:00pm - 11:00pm

The Wunderkabinett

The Sarcophagus Table:

Seat your guests on deep crimson velvet banquettes around a Sarcophagus (table) containing a human skeleton in the heart of the underground Wunderkabinett, presided over by the caged skeleton of a Lion, a suspended sea monster and a striking painting by Mervyn Peake.

Capacity:  Seats 10 

£75 Wednesday - Sunday

Available for hire from 6:30pm-10:30pm

Add Ons 

Available for Large Bookings & Full Venue Hires

Catering: 

Please enquire for our current catering menu available for groups of 10+ guests. 

Absinthe Fountain & Demonstration: £12.50/person

Sit around on of our Absinthe fountains and sip on some of the finest & most infamous green spirit in the traditional Belle Epoque style of drinking. 

Personalized Cake:

£30 for up to 10 people

£40 for up to 20 people

*One week notice required for cake orders

Edible Insect Platter: £10

Selection has been known to include mole crickets, grasshoppers, mealworms, buffalo worms, giant water bugs, flying termites, wild ants, and more! 

Experientials

Available for Full Venue Hires only

Cocktail Masterclasses 

Click here to find out more about our Private Cocktail Masterclasses teaching you to make (& drink) four classic cocktails. £35 a head (minimum six people or £200)

Private Petting Zoo: £100

Sip on your cocktails with Boa Constrictors, Pythons, Bearded Dragons, Water Dragons, Chameleons, Millipedes, Bull Frogs, Crabs and more!   

Amphomorphic Taxidermy Class:

£225+£10/person for Specimen (up to 20 people)

Sit down with your choice of an amphomorphic mouse, crab, feather fascinator, moth or butterfly. Class is guided by an expert taxidermist as your build your own stuffed/set creation to take home during the party. Maximum 20 and minimum 8 people. Takes roughly 2-3 hours.

Viktor Wynd Guided Tour: £300

Guided tour(s) around the museum with your guests lead by Viktor Wynd himself (or Guided Tour By Museum Director: £75)

Storytelling with Giles Abbot: £150

Master storyteller Giles Abbott will create a specially tailored session of stories to delight, thrill, entertain and titillate your guests.