Arab American National Museum

As a VENUE: Host your event…

The Arab American National Museum offers a variety of unique and exquisite spaces for all occasions. Each area can be decorated to meet your needs, creating a comfortable yet visually striking setting for your event. Our spaces are designed with versatility in mind, giving you the opportunity to host lavish parties one day and academic conferences the next. If you can imagine it, we can host it.

Every space within AANM and The Annex is wheelchair accessible, and all-gender bathrooms are available throughout the facility. The Museum’s catering can work with any budget and offers everything from light snacks to seated gourmet meals with no restrictions on vendors. AANM has plenty of free open-air parking. Five distinctive spaces are available:

• The Annex @ AANM, a symbol of the Museum’s growing engagement with the community, opened in 2015. This space can accommodate large community groups, gatherings, events, performances and art displays. TYPES OF EVENTS : * Parties * Celebrations (graduation, birthday, anniversary, holidays) * Concerts * Performances * Town Halls * Round-table Discussions * Workshops * Teach-ins * Trainings * conferences * conventions * staff retreats, and * staff/school orientations. CAPACITY / 2,700 sq. feet: * 200 standing room * 150 seated theatre-style * 110 seated at round tables.
• Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center: The Museum’s Library not only provides a vast collection of books and media, but also a large and comfortable space for community events, workshops, discussions and as an extension for larger events. TYPES OF EVENTS: * Open mics * Author readings * Talks * Workshops * Presentations, and * Informational sessions. CAPACITY: * 50 standing room * 35 seated theatre-style * 27 seated at round tables.
• Community Courtyard: Our traditional Courtyard, featuring a mosaic tile floor, soaring calligraphic dome and exhibit cases with artifacts, is ideal for for sit-down or strolling meals, from weddings to business receptions, parties and more. TYPES OF EVENTS: * Parties and Celebrations (graduation, birthday, anniversary, holidays) * Galas * Banquet dinners * Weddings * Engagements * Baby/Bridal Showers, and * Receptions of  various kinds (business, professional/networking, fundraising). CAPACITY: 120 standing room * 90 seated at round tables.
• Aliya Hassan Auditorium: This state-of-the-art Auditorium with its comfortable, theatre-style seating, professional stage and audio/visual system can accommodate concerts, screenings, theatrical and other performances, business presentations and more. TYPES OF EVENTS: * Concerts * Film Screenings * Theatrical and other Performances * Presentations, Readings * Open mics * Town Halls, and * Podcast/radio live tapings. CAPACITY: 156.
• Conference Room: The Conference Room, featuring mosaic mural walls and a hand-made rug beneath the table, is a professional, private meeting space with executive chair seating, audio/visual system and adjacent caterer’s kitchen. TYPES OF EVENTS: * Board meetings * Workshops * Presentations, and * Staff Retreats. CAPACITY: 10 seated at table + 5-10 more along walls.

Support the Arab American National Museum… by simply booking your next special occasion here:

https://arabamericanmuseum.org/host-an-event/

As a SHOP: Discover unique gifts…

AANMSTORE: Merchandise is catalogued within these collections: * New Releases * Best Sellers * Clothing & Accessories * Jewelry * Kids * Books * AANM, and * Home Decor.

Support the Arab American National Museum… by simply purchasing your specialty merchandise here:

https://store.arabamericanmuseum.org/

As an EATERY: Food for thought…

CULINARY EXPERIENCES: Arab culture has a rich tradition of food and hospitality that comes through in culinary programming at AANM, from immersive Yalla Eat! walking tours to a repository of delectable recipe demos in our Instagram Takeover series, and more:

• Yalla Eat! Culinary Walking Tours: Yalla Eat! (Arabic for Let’s go eat!) is a program of the Arab American National Museum that offers immersive culinary experiences that delight the palate and reveal new cultures and traditions.
  • The free Yalla Eat! Culinary Map of Dearborn aids in self-guided exploration. View the map online.
  • Yalla Eat! tours are usually held in the Fall. Explore both Michigan and Warren avenues in East Dearborn on this docent-guided immersion into Arab American culture. Guests will meet business owners eager to share the story of their family-run enterprises and savor the sights, sounds and delicious scents at bakeries, nut and coffee houses and fresh produce markets. Traditional Arab hospitality is on full display, as generous samples are offered along with the stories of individuals, their families and their history.
  • Michigan Avenue tours begin and end at the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave., and offer a more diverse flavor profile of the Arab American community in Dearborn. Guests will have the opportunity to explore a wider variety of nationalities through their foods. There are more than a dozen Arab American food establishments along the Michigan Avenue corridor, including the popular Dearborn Fresh grocery store located just north of AANM.
  • Warren Avenue tours begin and end at Super Greenland Market, 12715 W. Warren Ave., in the heart of the Arab American shopping district in East Dearborn. This tour highlights the historic presence of Arab Americans in Dearborn from the perspectives of owners of some of the most distinguished businesses in the community. Explore the intricate and rich culture of Dearborn through a culinary experience hosting the most authentic and uniquely crafted flavors and recipes passed down for generations.

Support the Arab American National Museum… by simply joining, giving, and volunteering here:

https://arabamericanmuseum.org/join-give/