Italian Academy, Columbia University

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Guest capacity

Up to 200 seated guests

About this venue

The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies is a fellowship program for post-doctoral scholars, who work in offices on the fourth and fifth floors of Columbia University's Casa Italiana building, the Academy's home on the main Morningside campus. (We also produce a variety of prestigious public events.) The building is located on Amsterdam Avenue just south of 118th Street. Wedding celebrations are most often in the Teatro, the 2nd-floor 2000-sq-foot ballroom with an adjacent outdoor terrace. We give several options for superb full-service caterers who consistently provide excellent food and service at fair prices. The Italian Academy provides a Public Safety guard, custodial cleaner, optional chairs and AV equipment, and a house manager to assist with making your planning easy and pleasant. We often hear that however beautiful the photos our visitors have seen may be, they only appreciate the space fully during a visit. So we look forward to meeting you--and congratulations.

Seated guest capacity

  • 1-200

Venue type

  • Ballrooms, Banquet Halls
  • Historic Estates, Mansions

Venue setting

  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
1161 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027

Our event spaces

Teatro

The most beautiful room on the Upper West Side.

Housed in Columbia University's landmarked Casa Italiana, a McKim, Mead & White architectural masterpiece on the Morningside Heights campus, the Italian Academy's Teatro is a Renaissance-inspired ballroom with an adjacent outdoor garden terrace. Reception rooms on the ground floor, a private dressing room in the Library, the Teatro is ideal for celebrations with up to 140 guests.

Guest capacity

1-200 Seated

1-200 Standing

Square footage

2,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

--Dimmable chandeliers and stage lighting --a Steinway D grand piano --an adjacent garden terrace --ground-floor reception rooms --private dressing room --across Amsterdam Avenue from St Paul's Chapel

Room cost

$7200 for up to four hours, then $475 per hour

Teatro

The most beautiful room on the Upper West Side.

Housed in Columbia University's landmarked Casa Italiana, a McKim, Mead & White architectural masterpiece on the Morningside Heights campus, the Italian Academy's Teatro is a Renaissance-inspired ballroom with an adjacent outdoor garden terrace. Reception rooms on the ground floor, a private dressing room in the Library, the Teatro is ideal for celebrations with up to 140 guests.

Guest capacity

1-200 Seated

1-200 Standing

Square footage

2,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

--Dimmable chandeliers and stage lighting --a Steinway D grand piano --an adjacent garden terrace --ground-floor reception rooms --private dressing room --across Amsterdam Avenue from St Paul's Chapel

Room cost

$7200 for up to four hours, then $475 per hour

Available services that can be provided by Italian Academy, Columbia University

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Catering services
  • Clean up
  • Dance floor
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • Pet friendly
  • Set up
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

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