{"id":37679,"date":"2026-03-16T10:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ocean-city-museum-opens-doors-for-private-event-bookings\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:23:33","slug":"ocean-city-museum-opens-doors-for-private-event-bookings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ocean-city-museum-opens-doors-for-private-event-bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean City Museum Opens Doors for Private Event Bookings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773671013268.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773671013268.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773671013268.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773671013268.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773671013268.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Ocean City Museum Society has unveiled plans to offer their beautifully renovated facility for private bookings, transforming the historic building into a rental venue for community events.<\/p><p>Located at 217 South Baltimore Avenue in the heart of downtown Ocean City, Maryland, the Museum of Ocean City now welcomes inquiries for private functions following its recent restoration work.<\/p><p>The organization announced that the distinctive historic location provides an ideal backdrop for a variety of occasions, including business meetings, celebratory events, and other special occasions requiring a memorable venue.<\/p><p>The museum&#8217;s transformation into an event space represents a new chapter for the cultural institution, allowing the community to experience the restored building in an intimate setting while supporting the museum&#8217;s mission.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ocean City Museum Society has announced that their restored historic facility on South Baltimore Avenue is now accepting reservations for private functions. The downtown venue provides a distinctive setting for various types of gatherings and celebrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773671013268.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9NJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18400,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ocean-city-museum-society-announces-annual-locals-week-october-20-26\/","url_meta":{"origin":37679,"position":0},"title":"Ocean City Museum Society Announces Annual Locals Week, October 20-26","author":"admin","date":"October 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Ocean City, Md. \u2014 The Ocean City Museum Society has announced its annual Locals Week, scheduled for October 20 through 26. 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