The Knight Conference Center, named after the founders of the now-defunct Knight Ridder media company, takes over floors seven and eight, and is by far the most flexible venue in the building, with 24,000 square feet and a slew of meeting spaces. The center is accessible by a separate elevator bank, which opens onto a reception room that connects to the event spaces by glass bridges (a separate set is used for waitstaff) that offer dizzying views of the museum’s interior atrium. 

Although the conference center can be broken down into a variety of configurations, the bottom level boasts a 2,550-square-foot room (dubbed 706, it is the venue's largest single space), which can host a 285-person reception and has expansive windows and access to an open-air patio. The 720-square-foot boardroom on the other end of the floor is the corner office (or “702”), with an almost solid glass construction, a hollow-square rectangular table that seats 24, ergonomic chairs, and five flat-screen TVs. The entire Newseum offers free wireless Internet.

The conference center's top level is slightly smaller, with air walls available for sectioning space, a full audiovisual setup, and an additional terrace that can be tented. Like the museum, the Knight Conference Center works exclusively with Wolfgang Puck Catering.

The interactive exhibitions in the Newseum are available for event packages, but the museum also offers several entertaining spaces throughout the main building. The second-floor balcony overlooking the atrium includes a 50-seat private dining room that is the only space available for events during regular hours. An adjoining roofed terrace can also be used, and at nearby NBC News Interactive Newsroom kiosks, guests can try their hand at being a newscaster.

The sixth floor holds the Today's Front Pages Gallery, which offers a display of 80 international newspaper clippings, Brazilian wood floors, and access to yet another terrace. Combined, the spaces can hold up to 150 for a reception, and 110 for a seated event. That floor also has access to the museum’s enormous glass elevators (dubbed the “party-vators” by staffers), which can be equipped with a glowing bar and a butler to serve hors d’oeuvres to as many as 40 guests.   —Danielle O'Steen