The Gutman Conference Center has five rooms that can stand alone or be combined to form two larger spaces and there are multiple options for furniture setup and arrangement. Rooms are rented at an hourly rate, with a 4-hour minimum. Charges may apply if time is needed to set up and clean up a room.
Room | GCC E1-3 | GCC E1 | GCC E1-2 | GCC E2 | GCC E2-3 | GCC E3 | GCC E4-5 | GCC E4 | GCC E5 | Board Room |
Square Footage | 3,434 | 1,382 | 2,247 | 865 | 2,052 | 1,187 | 2,160 | 1,183 | 977 | 350 |
Rate per Hour* | $310 | $120 | $200 | $80 | $190 | $120 | $200 | $120 | $90 | $50 |
Boardroom | - | 28 | - | 20 | - | 28 | - | 24 | 24 | 14 |
Classroom | 142 | 54 | 112 | 28 | 120 | 48 | 100 | 50 | 36 | - |
Curved Theater | - | 100 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Hollow Square | - | 32 | - | 26 | - | 32 | - | 30 | 26 | - |
Reception | 275 | 150 | 180 | 30 | 150 | 120 | - | - | - | - |
Rounds | 208 | 72 | 112 | 48 | 120 | 72 | 144 | 72 | 56 | - |
Theater | 250 | 120 | 190 | 60 | 180 | 100 | 180 | 99 | 75 | - |
U-Shape | - | 28 | - | 25 | - | 28 | - | 25 | 23 | - |
Vendor Fair | 57 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 12 | - |
Please note: the maximum capacity will be reduced as furniture is added.
If material is to be stored overnight in the rented space for a multi-day event, the 9 a.m.-9 p.m. fee automatically applies. See our policies page for more information on material storage.
Additional rooms within Harvard's Graduate School of Education are also available for rent. Seating arrangements in the majority of these rooms are not flexible and there are food restrictions in some locations.
Room | Askwith Hall Longfellow, First Floor |
Eliot Lyman Longfellow, Second Floor |
Garden Room Gutman, First Floor |
Reading Area Gutman, First Floor |
Square Footage | 2,869 | 981 | 621 | 1,715 |
Rate per Hour* | $100 | $80 | $80 | $160 |
Boardroom | - | 30 | 10 | - |
Classroom | - | 24 | - | 48 |
Curved Theater | - | 60 | 36 | - |
Hollow Square | - | 34 | - | - |
Reception | - | 100 | 75 | 200 |
Rounds | - | - | - | 140 |
Theater | 268** | 75 | 59 | 125 |
U-Shape | - | 48 | - | - |
Vendor Fair | - | 13 | 6 | 22 |