Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall features flexible performance spaces, rehearsal rooms, meeting rooms and office and administrative infrastructure.
Main Hall
Supper Room
Meeting Room
Rehearsal Room
Warehouse
For venue hire enquiries contact the Bookings Officer on:
Phone: (03) 9322 3719
Email: artshouse@melbourne.vic.gov.au.
Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall is located at
521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne.
Melway Reference: 2A J10 (View Google Map)
Technical specification
Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall Technical Specifications Revision H, Jan 2012 (PDF, 564kb) 
Main Hall
Dimensions
- Main Hall depth: 25.2 m (rear wall to front of forestage)
- Main Hall width: 13.7 m (wall to wall)
- Ceiling height: 10 m
Proscenium Arch Stage: 7.5 m wide by 5.5 m high (some basic fly systems)
- stage depth: setting line to US wall 13.6 m, setting line to cyclorama 4.1 m
- setting line to US gallery 3.8 m
- stage width: wall to wall 13.6 m, between galleries 10.7 m
- stage height: 1.1 m (from Main Hall floor at DS edge of fore stage)
- stage rake: approximately 1:20
Square meters: 345.24 sqm (approximately – flat floor area only)
Capacity
Seats 400 (if all activity occurs on the stage), or 300 with tables (depending on format) and slightly less if a dance floor is required.
Facilities
- heating and cooling
- round or trestle tables available as well as chairs
- kitchen includes commercial oven, warmer, dishwasher and fridge (no cutlery, crockery or linen)
- access to PA system, lectern and rostra upon arrangement
- lighting rig and lights
- grand piano upon arrangement (Yamaha AGP1, not concert solo standard)
- dressing rooms
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Supper Room
Dimensions
- 16.5 m deep by 11.8 m wide by 2.9 m high
- the lift at the NW corner takes up an area of 6.5 m by 1.8 m
- there are two rows of three columns in the north/south direction
Square meters: 200 sqm (approximately)
Capacity
- seats 100 maximum with tables
- 120 with no tables
Facilities
- hard parquet floor, low ceiling, lift access, heating only
- round or trestle tables available as well as chairs
- kitchen includes commercial oven, warmer, dishwasher and fridge (no cutlery, crockery or linen)
- access to PA system, lectern, rostra and electronic whiteboard upon arrangement
- no lighting rig
- upright piano
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Meeting Room
Dimensions:
- 12.5m by 6.5 m (approximately)
Square meters: 81 sqm (approximately)
Capacity:
- Seats 70, board room setting seats about 40
Facilities
- wooden floor, heating and cooling, adjustable acoustic curtains
- round or trestle tables available as well as chairs
- urn upon request (no cutlery, crockery or linen)
- access to PA system, lectern and rostra upon arrangement
- no lighting rig or lights
- upright piano upon arrangement
- electronic whiteboard upon arrangement
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Rehearsal Room
Dimensions:
- 10 m by 8 m (approximately)
Square meters: 80 sqm (approximately)
Capacity:
- seats 60, board room setting seats about 30
Facilities
- wooden floor, heating and cooling, adjustable acoustic curtains
- round or trestle tables available as well as chairs
- urn upon request (no cutlery, crockery or linen)
- access to PA system, lectern and rostra upon arrangement
- no lighting rig or lights
- upright piano upon arrangement
- electronic whiteboard upon arrangement
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Warehouse
Dimensions
- approximately 13.1m x 12.6m (This is not a square room and contains pillars)
Usage and Capacity:
- Available as rehearsal space only
- Capacity up to 40 people
Facilities:
- Round or trestle tables available as well as chairs
- Toilet
- Running water
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