Joliet Area Historical Museum is a wedding and events venue located in Joliet, Illinois. This museum venue offers a special setting and a range of spaces for your wedding day.
Facilities and Capacity
Joliet Area Historical Museum offers four distinct spaces to host your special day. The Route 66 visitors center’s terrazzo floor and glass-enclosed space can host up to 60 guests seated or 125 standing. Weather permitting, this opens to the outside fountain garden. The rooftop terrace overlooks historic downtown Joliet. The tiled terrace is partially-roofed so that your guests have shelter from inclement weather and can host up to 200 seated guests, or 250 standing. The rooftop terrace is available from May 1 through October 15. The auditorium in the lower level of the museum accommodates 200 seated guests, or 225 standing. You and your guests can enjoy the limestone feature wall highlighting the 320-square-foot stage and pantry area, with upcycled barn wood fixtures. The resource and discovery room on the second floor of the museum galleries can host up to 25 seated, or 40 standing, lending an intimate feel to your day.
Services Offered
Joliet Area Historical Museum is available to host your engagement party, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception. Wedding services here begin with setup, event planning, chairs, tables, get-ready room, lighting/sound, parking, and cleanup. Bar services, event rentals, outside vendors, and WiFi are also available. Bar service starts with bartenders, house beer, house wine, and open bar, while event rentals include altar/arch, audio equipment, barware, microphones, slide screen, projector, and easels.
Other Facilities
You and your guests can enjoy the amenities of Joliet Area Historical Museum during your stay. These include museum exhibits, tours of the Old Joliet Prison, and concerts. Since its opening in 2002, the museum has kept to its mission of promoting and preserving the diverse history and culture of the Joliet area.
Location
Joliet Area Historical Museum is located just south of the Louis Joliet Renaissance Center, and is in easy driving distance of several restaurants and hotels. Joliet being a major transportation hub as the junction of interstate highways I-80 and I-55, and the junction of two National Scenic Byways: Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway.
We planned a 1920s themed wedding and it was held at the Joliet Area Historical Museum in Feb. 2020. Jennifer was amazing and helped us with everything. During the planning process she responded quickly to every email and call and met with us several times in person. The entire event she was present and helping out anywhere she could. The venue itself is beautiful and our guests loved being able to tour the museum during the cocktail hour. The pictures we took from inside the museum were gorgeous! This venue will handle everything for you from setting up your vision, seamlessly switching everything from ceremony to reception, and coordinating with your vendors. We could not be more happy with our experience and our wedding went off without any issues. We would recommend them to anyone! Sarah and Sean
Sent on 02/26/2020
Ashlynn
· Married on 09/28/2019
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Gorgeous ceremony location!
Jennifer at the Joliet Area Historical Museum was absolutely PHENOMENAL! From the beginning of the process she was easy to work with and so accommodating to all of our varying requests (we changed locations within the museum for our ceremony a few times and they had no problem with it). For the actual wedding day, they were so gracious and did an amazing job setting up for our ceremony on the rooftop. It was beautiful with the ivy growing along the building and stained glass. It was truly a fairy-tale day! A huge thank you to all of the museum staff for making our wedding day perfect.
Sent on 10/16/2019
Bethany Pemble
· Married on 07/06/2019
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Amazing!!!
We worked with Jennifer as our event coordinator and she was truly amazing! She was very prompt in responding to emails and always made time for me to come in and meet with her if I needed to. My husband is in the military and wasn’t home until less than a week before our wedding, so he was really trusting my judgement on the venue. Jennifer was so helpful when he came home and met with him to walk through where everything would be and how the night would go. They spent the whole week before our wedding deep cleaning the whole museum so that it was perfect for our photos and they provided some decorations for us that they had accumulated so that we wouldn’t have to spend the extra money. I will be recommending this venue to all of our friends getting married in the future!
Sent on 08/16/2019
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Joliet Area Historical Museum FAQ
Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?
Yes
What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during peak season?
$ 2275.00
What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during off-peak season?
$ 1750.00
Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?
Yes
What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during peak season?
$ 500.00
What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during off-peak season?
$ 500.00
Which of the following are included in starting site fee?
Bridal Suite
Chairs
Clean Up
Event Planning
Lighting/Sound
Parking
Set Up
Tables
What is the starting price per person for bar service?
$ 28.00
Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?
Bartender(s)
House Beer
House Wine
Open Bar
What is the maximum capacity of your venue?
225
What is the minimum number of guests required to book your venue?
2
How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?
5
Describe your venue:
Historic Building
Museum
What kind of settings are available?
Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor
Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?
Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Rehearsal Dinner
What event services do you offer?
Bar Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Outside Vendors
Set Up
Wifi
What bar services do you provide?
Bartender(s)
Cash Bar
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Liquor License
Open Bar
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink
Specialty Beer
Specialty Wine
What event items are available?
Altar/Arch
Audio Equipment
Chairs
Tables
What food and beverage items are available?
Barware
What transportation and access is available?
Parking
What months are included in your peak season?
May
June
July
August
September
October
What months are included in your off-peak season?
January
February
March
April
November
December
Map
204 North Ottawa Street Joliet, IL, 60432 See on map
815-475-5894(Phone number)
