Space Rental

The Fayez Sarofim Grand Hall. (Jenny Antill)

The Fayez Sarofim Grand Hall. (Jenny Antill)

The Fayez Sarofim Grand Hall. (Asia Society Texas Center)
The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater seats 273 in a beautifully appointed space featuring cherry-paneled walls, Appalachian white oak floors, and sumptuous seats. The stage is suitable for dance as well as musical performances, films, plays, lectures, and symposia. (Tiffany Chen)
The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater seats 273 in a beautifully appointed space featuring cherry-paneled walls, Appalachian white oak floors, and sumptuous seats. The stage is suitable for dance as well as musical performances, films, plays, lectures, and symposia. (Tiffany Chen)
The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater is equipped with the latest audio-visual equipment and stage lighting. It comes with separate dressing rooms for men and women, plus a Green Room. A secure VIP entrance is available upon request for special guests. (SLMotley)
The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater is equipped with the latest audio-visual equipment and stage lighting. It comes with separate dressing rooms for men and women, plus a Green Room. A secure VIP entrance is available upon request for special guests. (SLMotley)
The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater. (Jeff Fantich)
The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater. (Jeff Fantich)
The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater. (Jenny Antill)
Festival Lawn (Giselle Yeung)
Dotted with oaks, the Festival Lawn fronts on Southmore Boulevard and can accommodate a 3,000-square-foot tent for temporary events, providing a great space for outdoor receptions and banquets. (Richard Carson)
Festival Lawn (Jeff Fantich)
The Edward Rudge Allen III Education Center is a 3,000-square-foot space that can be divided into as many as three rooms through a system of moveable walls, making it extremely flexible. (Douglas Bolduc)
The Education Center is ideal for product or service launches, corporate lunches, evening banquets, holiday parties, conferences and seminars, breakfast meetings, and classes. (Monica Villareal)
The Education Center is ideal for product or service launches, corporate lunches, evening banquets, holiday parties, conferences and seminars, breakfast meetings, and classes. (Brenda Silva)
The Education Center is ideal for product or service launches, corporate lunches, evening banquets, holiday parties, conferences and seminars, breakfast meetings, and classes.
Each of the three meeting rooms in the Education Center contains state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment. (Alex Barber)
Edward R. Allen III Education Center (SLMotley)
Just outside the Education Center, the Chao Foundation Green Garden, featuring Asian jasmine plantings and Zimbabwe black granite pavers, is a charming place to host garden parties and ceremonies. (Jeff Fantich)
The Chao Foundation Green Garden. (Brenda Silva)
The Chao Foundation Green Garden. (Jeff Fantich)
From the Water Garden Terrace, visitors can view the Elkins Foundation Water Garden and behind it the skyline of downtown Houston. (Asia Society Texas Center)
Water Garden Terrace (Roberto Castillo)
Water Garden Terrace (Asia Society Texas Center)
Walkway to the Water Garden Terrace
(Jenny Antill)
(Nash Baker)
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2014 Design Award Winner from the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

"One of Houston's Best Wedding Venues"
- CultureMap Houston (June 2014) 

Asia Society Texas Center is one of "The 46 Places to Go in 2013."
- The New York Times (January 2013)

"An unconventional holiday hot spot your company can count on."
- Texas Meetings + Events (Winter 2013)

Treat your guests to an experience they will never forget — choose Asia Society Texas Center for your next event. The Texas Center offers versatile spaces and a warm, intimate atmosphere, making it one of Houston's premier event facilities. Asia Society is an ideal location for:

  • Corporate breakfast and luncheons
  • Executive retreats
  • Cocktail receptions
  • Business meetings
  • Elegant seated dinners
  • Private celebrations
  • Wedding receptions
  • Private screenings
  • Lectures

Viewing of Asia Society Texas Center's rental spaces with our Facility Rental team is available by appointment Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To request more information or to schedule an appointment, please fill out the Facility Rental Inquiry Form below or email EventsTX@AsiaSociety.org. For additional views or to take a virtual tour of Asia Society Texas Center, visit our About the Building page.

Have a quick question? Check out our FAQ page. 

Available Spaces

The attendance capacities below are approximate and depend on the both the type of event and the room set-up. Pricing includes a four hour minimum facility rental (all-day if renting the entire facility), on-site security, maintenance fees, complimentary parking, and a limited number of table and chairs. Admission to the gallery during regular business hours is also complimentary during periods where exhibitions are on display. Each additional hour is $1,000. Due to a high volume of interest in December, an additional charge of $1,000 will be incurred for December rentals. All pricing is subject to change.

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Grand Hall

Fayez Sarofim Grand Hall
3,874 square-feet
Banquet: 100
Reception: 400
$4,300
Theater

The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater
4,000 square-feet
Banquet: Inquire
Seats: 273
$4,300
 
Education Center

Edward Rudge Allen III Education Center
2,984 square-feet
Banquet: 40-210
Reception: 55-300
Classroom: 180
$3,200-$5,000
Water Garden

The Water Garden Terrace
1,628 square-feet
Banquet: 90
Reception: 110
$4,050

 
Green Garden

Chao Foundation Green Garden (outdoors)
1,800 square-feet
Banquet: 100
Reception: 150
Classroom: N/A
$2,800
Festival Lawn

Sterling-Turner Festival Lawn (outdoors)
11,500 square-feet
Banquet: 300
Reception: 400
$4,800

Entire Building
25,786 square-feet
Banquet: 1,073
Reception: 1,360
$12,300
 

To request more info about renting our space, please fill out the form below.