Rent the Griffin Museum - Griffin Museum of Photography Skip to primary navigation Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer An Intimate Setting for Weddings, Parties, and Corporate Events The Griffin Museum of Photography, with its spacious gallery, engaging exhibitions and its idyllic setting on Judkin’s Pond in Winchester, Massachusetts is unique among local function facilities. It is well suited for business meetings, cocktail receptions, weddings and other full catered affairs. Please contact our Events Coordinator, Diana DiRamio for more information, and to plan your event. You can reach her at the museum at 781.729.1158 or contact her by email Take a look at photos and a virtual tour of the Griffin with Google Maps. Our Event Facilities Include: Unique Royal Barry Wills designed building in colonial-style fieldstone with a decorative waterwheel Spacious gallery with high beamed ceilings The museum grounds overlook Judkin’s Pond Small catering kitchen with range, microwave, dishwasher & refrigerator Museum Shop/Gallery space with built-in benches for seating and mobile display cases suitable for setting up a cold buffet and or bar Spacious & private terrace and lawn suitable for a canopy or tent Central Heat/Air Conditioning Two restrooms, one handicapped accessible 60 Stacking Chairs & ten 6′ Tables Ample Free Parking Unique and picturesque setting 5 minutes from the commuter rail Wheelchair Accessibility throughout the building Maximum Building Capacity: 100 seated guests Utilize the Winchester Rotary Terrace Rental Policies Renters will adhere to the following rules and policies of the Museum: ALL events MUST be catered by professional caterers. Caterers must sign the Catering Instructions Form prior to the event. Alcohol and Catering permits from the Town of Winchester are the responsibility of the client, and must be filed with the Town and the museum one month prior to event. A non-refundable and non-transferable deposit of 50% of the Rental cost is to be paid at the time of booking the event. Additionally, a completed rental contract must be submitted at this time. All rentals add an additional $200 cleaning fee onto the cost of the rental. Balance to be paid no later than three weeks before the event. Renter agrees to leave the museum clean and tidy with furniture and fixtures in their original location. Functions exceeding Plan time limits will incur an additional fee. All trash, waste, and packing created by the function must be removed at the end of the event. Moveable gallery walls will be arranged by Museum Staff ONLY and under NO circumstances are photographs to be moved without prior approval and only by museum staff. Primary Sidebar Rent the Griffin Museum Rental Fees Plan A: Two hour business meeting rental – full amount due at signing of Agreement.  Galleries  for meeting: $220/hr. Plan B: Four hour rental – Galleries plus casual (non-tented) use of grounds.  Monday – Thursday $800 / Weekends & major holidays $950 Plan C: Seven hour rental – Galleries plus casual (non-tented) use of grounds.  Monday – Thursday $1400 / Weekends & major holidays $2000 Plan D: Seven hour rental – Galleries plus use of grounds with tent placed to right of building’s exterior. Renter must locate and supply tent.  Monday – Thursday $1960 / Weekends & major holidays $2900 Note: A Cleaning Fee of $200 will be added to all rentals Griffin Museum Members in good standing for one year prior to booking receive weekday pricing on weekends. Maximum building capacity is 100 seated.  For optimal comfort, a guest list would not exceed 85 people. Related Content Download Rental Agreement One Day Liquor License Application Catering Instruction Form Catering Recommendations Galleries Floor Plan Patio Dimensions Footer Griffin Museum of Photography 67 Shore Road, Winchester, Ma 01890 781-729-1158 email us Map Purchase Museum Admission Hours: Tues-Sun Noon-4pm Visit Hours Admission Directions Handicap Accessability FAQs Exhibitions Exhibitions | Current, Upcoming, Past Calls for Entry State of Our Union 2026 Scholarships & Residencies Richards Family Prize John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship Carolyn Harder Scholarship The Cummings Foundation Artist Residency Griffin State of Mind Education & Events Events In Person Virtual Receptions Photobook Focus Focus Awards Education Classes Photography Atelier Professional Development Series NEPR (New England Portfolio Reviews) Education Policies Travel Members Become a Member My Account Griffin Salon Member Portfolio Reviews Member’s Only Events Give Give Now Griffin Futures Fund John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship Leave a Legacy About Our Mission & Museum Meet Our Staff Griffin Museum Board of Directors Arthur Griffin Photo Archive Get in Touch Rent the Griffin Shop Online Store Admission Membership Here’s how to create your Griffin Member Profile Welcome we are excited to have you and your creativity seen by so many. 1: Log into your membership account 2: To  create a profile you must be logged in and be a supporter or above otherwise you will not see the add a profile button. 3: You can find the Griffin Salon on the Members Drop down in our Main Navigation on the home page or by starting here – 4: A button that says Create Your Member Profile appears 5: If you are logged in and have already created a profile you also won’t see the add a profile button ( the button launches the form ) but you will see an edit and delete icon next to your name and only yours. 6. Fill in your Artist Statement, Bio and upload up to 10 images. NOTE Sharing your contact information is in your hands. You can select to make your phone and email public or keep it private. Once you have updated your information, it sends a ping to museum staff to approve the images and text, and your page will then be listed on the public website. The museum reserves the right to refuse content that is offensive, harmful, or divisive. Images that include graphic, explicit, or politically divisive content will not be approved. Please ensure all submitted images and text are appropriate for a public audience. Member Directory Form for adding and editing members to the member directory Amy Rindskopf's Terra Novus At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place. This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30 (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest. Artistic Purpose/Intent Artistic Purpose/Intent Tricia Gahagan Photography has been paramount in my personal path of healing from disease and connecting with consciousness. The intention of my work is to overcome the limits of the mind and engage the spirit. Like a Zen koan, my images are paradoxes hidden in plain sight. They are intended to be sat with meditatively, eventually revealing greater truths about the world and about one’s self. John Chervinsky’s photography is a testament to pensive work without simple answers; it connects by encouraging discovery and altering perspectives. I see this scholarship as a potential to continue his legacy and evolve the boundaries of how photography can explore the human condition. Growing my artistic skill and voice as an emerging photographer is critical, I see this as a rare opportunity to strengthen my foundation and transition towards an established and influential future. I am thirsty to engage viewers and provide a transformative experience through my work. I have been honing my current project and building a plan for its complete execution. The incredible Griffin community of mentors and the generous funds would be instrumental for its development. I deeply recognize the hallmark moment this could be for the introduction of the work. Thank you for providing this incredible opportunity for budding visions and artists that know they have something greater to share with the world. Fran Forman RSVP