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Meeting Spaces

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Harvard Radcliffe Institute has been monitoring the coronavirus pandemic since we closed our campus to the public in March 2020. At this time, we are not hosting in-person events and cannot confirm space for future rentals.

We continue to follow guidance from Harvard University and Harvard University Health Services and will update this page as more information becomes available. 

Harvard Radcliffe Institute is an ideal location for groups to host events and conferences. Our buildings and grounds offer historic charm with amenities to meet modern technology needs.

Please note that we can accommodate requests only from internal Harvard schools and organizations.

For rental space inquiries, please complete and submit our Meeting Spaces Inquiry form.


Spaces for Rent

Byerly Classroom

  • Fixed classroom seating for 60 people
  • Separate staired entrance with dedicated restrooms
  • Includes LCD projectors and screens
A brick office building with adjacent trees and green grass on a sunny day. The sky is blue.
View of classroom, facing the seats. Stairs with grey carpet lining split the seating arrangement down the middle.
Classroom with desk and 2 TV screens in the middle of the room, 2 LCD projectors on either side.
01 / 03


Sheerr Room

  • Large, bright meeting room with flexible setup options
  • Stair and elevator access
  • Can accommodate 75 People Theater Style, 48 People Banquet Style, and 18 U-Shape Style  
  • A/V includes podium with wired microphone, LCD projector and screen (additional microphones available at a cost)
  • Additional rooms available on first floor for catering or breakout space: Fay 100, Gardiner Room, Fay 113
A brick building with green bush surrounding the exterior. The sky is blue.
Lobby with wood floors and three printed rugs. At the end of the lobby there is a dark brown staircase leading upstairs.
Banquet hall with five circular tables dressed in white table-cloth. Each table seats 8 people. White projector screen is mounted to the wall at the front of the room. View is from the entrance. Walls are yellow.
Banquet hall with five circular tables dressed in white table-cloth. Each table seats 8 people. View is from the front of the room, with the entrance in the back of the room. Walls are yellow.
Theatre style setup for seating, with white projector in the front middle of the room, mounted to wall. Windows lining the east and west sides of the room. Walls are yellow.
Theatre style setup for seating, view is from the front of the room. Down the middle of the seats leads to a small stairwell and entrance of the room. Walls are yellow.
01 / 06


Gardiner Room

  • Well-appointed meeting room for up to 12 people
A brick building with green bush surrounding the exterior. The sky is blue.
Lobby with wood floors and three printed rugs. At the end of the lobby there is a dark brown staircase leading upstairs.
View from entrance with two white double doors. Conference table with 10 seats lined around table.
Another angle of the Gardiner Room, Conference table with 10 seats lined around table. Grandfather clock in the left corner of room. White, double door entrance on the other end of the conference table.
01 / 04


Fay 100

  • Well-appointed meeting room for up to 8 people; can also serve as catering/buffet for Sheerr Room meetings
  • Includes fixed whiteboard 
A brick building with green bush surrounding the exterior. The sky is blue.
Lobby with wood floors and three printed rugs. At the end of the lobby there is a dark brown staircase leading upstairs.
View from the entrance, dark brown wood conference table with 8 seats lined around. Fireplace and painting are on the other side of the room, behind the conference table. Walls are yellow.
Another angle of dark brown wood conference table with 8 seats lined around. Entrance is in view, with two white doors open, and 3 white boards mounted to the wall behind the table. Walls are yellow.
01 / 04


Fay 113

  • Bright meeting room for up to 8 people
  • Includes fixed whiteboard
A brick building with green bush surrounding the exterior. The sky is blue.
Lobby with wood floors and three printed rugs. At the end of the lobby there is a dark brown staircase leading upstairs.
View from entrance of circular conference room table, seating for 7 people. Natural light from windows entering the room.
Circular conference room table, seating for 7 people. To the right is an entrance of two white double doors, and to the left are some windows letting in natural light. In the back center of the room is a whiteboard and a clock mounted directly above it.
01 / 04


Knafel 2nd Floor

  • One of Harvard’s premier conference spaces
  • Stair and elevator access
  • Can accommodate up to 270 People Theater Style on Main Floor
  • “Track Level” can accommodate an additional 49 People Theater Style 
  • Can accommodate up to 160 People Banquet Style on Main Floor with in-house chairs
  • A/V includes podium with wired microphone, LCD projector, and screen (additional microphones available at a cost) 
A brick office building with adjacent trees and green grass on a sunny day. The leaves have fallen from the trees and are spread onto the green grass. The sky is blue.
Angled view from stage, facing theatre like-setup of seats. Behind the regular seating are 8 white circular tables, with seating for 6 people per table. Podium is on stage right, and balcony access is visible from this angle.
View from podium, facing theatre like-setup of seats. Behind the regular seating are 8 white circular tables, with seating for 6 people per table. Balcony access is visible.
View of banquet style seating from circular table section in the back of the room. 8 white circular tables with seating for 6 people per table. Natural light enters from windows in the balcony section.
View of theatre style seating from balcony level. Theatre like setup with black folding chairs in 3 rows. Directly above the stage is a white projector screen.
01 / 05


Coolidge Room (Room #105)

  • Large, modern meeting room with flexible setup options
  • Small connecting space for catering/buffet setup
  • Can accommodate 80 People Theater Style and 26 People in a U-Shape 
  • A/V includes podium with wired microphone, LCD projector and screen (additional microphones available at a cost)
  • Additional room available on first floor for breakout space: Dean’s Seminar Room
A brick office building with adjacent trees and green grass on a sunny day. The leaves have fallen from the trees and are spread onto the green grass. The sky is blue.
View of room from podium. Seating is set up in U-Shape for 24 people.
View from back of the room. Seating is set up in U-Shape for 24 people. In the front of the room is a podium and white projector screen behind it.
01 / 03


Dean’s Seminar Room (Room #104)

  • Modern meeting room with flexible setup options
  • Can accommodate 14 People Conference Style and 20 People in a Hollow Square 
  • A/V includes large flat screen with laptop connectivity 
A brick office building with adjacent trees and green grass on a sunny day. The leaves have fallen from the trees and are spread onto the green grass. The sky is blue.
View from entrance of the room. Seating is shaped in a hollow square, with chairs for 16 people lined around the hollow square shape.
Seating is shaped in a hollow square, with chairs for 16 people lined around the hollow square shape. There's a TV mounted to the wall.
01 / 03


Knafel Registration Room (Room #102A)

  • Registration or coat room on the first floor of Knafel Center
A brick office building with adjacent trees and green grass on a sunny day. The leaves have fallen from the trees and are spread onto the green grass. The sky is blue.
Knafel Center registration area in building lobby
View of registration room facing the beige, tan registration desk. To the left of the desk is a hallway that leads to two doors on the left.
01 / 03

Photos by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe Institute

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