Function Rooms Mitchell building ground floor - Laissez-faire Catering - Conference, Corporate Events and Venues in Sydney

Dixson room

Cocktail	Theatre	Sit-down
200	180	120

The Dixson Room is located on the ground floor of the Mitchell wing and offers an elegant historic setting with views across the Domain and to Woolloomooloo.
This is a warm and spacious room with high ceilings and original oil paintings adorning the walls; it is ideal for conferences, luncheons, dinners and cocktail parties. Often used for sit-down meetings and weddings for up to 120 people.

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Shakespeare room

Cocktail	Theatre	Sit-down
15	15	10

The Shakespeare Room located on the ground floor of the Mitchell wing commemorates the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.

Arthur G Benfield’s stained glass window, the Seven Ages of Man, depicts a scene from As You Like It. This intimate room is ideal for small dinners and cocktail parties for up to 15 people.

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Friends room

Cocktail	Theatre	Sit-down
130	N/A	70

The Friends room is on the ground floor of the historic Mitchell Library building. This beautiful space is the original Mitchell Reading Room, opened to the public in 1910.

It features enameled steel and leadlight bookcases which hold editions of Cervantes’ Don Quixote from the magnificent collection of the late Dr Ben Haneman. This space is often use for cocktail parties for up to 130 people. Approval is required for all bookings.

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Mitchell vestibule

Cocktail	Theatre	Sit-down
150	70	70

The Vestibule of the Mitchell wing features; the Marble replica of the 1644 Tasman Map, some of the finest stained glass in Sydney by artist Arthur Benfield and a magnificent white Italian Botticino marble staircase with turned balustrades.

All of these features add to the neo classical splendour of the historic State Library. The Mitchell Vestibule is a unique venue for cocktail parties and ceremonies for up to 150 people

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Mitchell library (only available upon trust's approval)

Cocktail	Theatre	Sit-down
300	N/A	150

Opened in 1910, the Mitchell Library houses unsurpassed collections of Australiana bequeathed to the people of New South Wales by David Scott Mitchell. The eastern Aboriginal ‘doors’, sculptured by Daphne Mayo, are located in the entrance portico of the Mitchell Library.

The Mitchell Library holds Australia’s greatest documentary record of cultural heritage. It also holds the world’s most significant collections of Australian and Pacific material, including the original journals of Abel Tasman, James Cook and Matthew Flinders. Recent events such as the 100th Anniversary of the State Library and the Sydney Fashion Week have used the exclusive space for their event.

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