Use our venue
Our house with its rough and urban look works as an ideal venue for events, conferences, seminars, classes, meetups, happy hours and workshops – let your imagination run riot.
Hosting an event in The Kitchen
The Kitchen is always buzzing with activity as we are home to more than 200 startups who use the house as their workspace. We consider our house a melting pot for all innovative minds – both from within and outside Aarhus University – and are happy to lend out our facilities for events. But please be aware that the house is always open for the people working here at all times as well.
Before deciding to use our facilities, please take a look at our recommendations to host a successful event.
Facilities
At The Kitchen you can book the following locations:
Conference room (1741-113)
- Capacity: 30 people
- Technical equipment: Full AV equipment and video conference facilities
Boss meeting room (1741-114)
- Capacity: 10 people
- Technical equipment: Full AV equipment and video conference facilities
Raw meeting room (1743-113)
- Capacity: 12 people
- Technical equipment: Full AV equipment and video conference facilities
Playground venue (1741-016)
- Capacity: 70 people
- Technical equipment: Full AV equipment
Café NIFTY
- Capacity: 30 people
- Technical equipment: Transportable screen and speakers
What is included in a booking
- Access to The Kitchen within opening hours (Mon-Fri 08.00 to 16.30). The doors will automatically lock after this.
- The AV equipment in the room - support not included.
- Chairs and tables in standard setup.
- Wi-Fi via Eduroam (students and employees). AU-Guest for external users.
Extra services available upon agreement
- Access outside of normal opening hours via temporary access card.
- Extra chairs and white boards
- Access to closed areas
Services not provided by The Kitchen to be booked with external partners by yourself, if needed
- Any technical support for AV equipment, sound system and hybrid video events.
- Moving of furniture. Please use Moebeltransport Danmark at au@mobel.dk.
- Catering. Please contact Café NIFTY (link). They will be happy to help you.
- Marketing and advertising of your event.
After your event
- Please put chairs, tables etc. back to the original setting. A guide for this can be found in every room.
- Gather all tableware and place them on the kitchen cart.
- Discard of any trash you might have. Bins are provided for this.
- Turn off the lights and close all windows and doors before you leave.
When you are ready to request a booking
- Please write thekitchen@au.dk and provide us with date and time, number of people expected, which rooms you would prefer and whether you need any of the extra services we provide. If you have any questions, we are also happy to help.
- If your meeting is cancelled, make sure to cancel both your booking with us and catering with Café NIFTY (link), if you have booked this.
Parking
There is a 4-hour free public parking space across the street. Employees at Aarhus University with a registered parking permit can also use the car park in Peter Sabroes Gade. Unfortunately, we cannot help with any parking permits.
We look forward to great collaborations and awesome events!
