Convivium is a restaurant with three private party rooms for 20 to 165 guests, inside the Masonic Order House on Christiansgade in central Aarhus. Private dinners, family celebrations, anniversaries and weddings are the events the restaurant sells, and each booking has the premises to itself that day.
Weddings and receptions
The restaurant hosts weddings, silver and golden wedding anniversaries, christenings, confirmations, birthdays and jubilees. The venue states that only one party is held in the house on a given day, which leaves the rooms quiet and private for the guests. Finishing times are flexible and agreed with the restaurant, so a dinner can run into the evening without a hard stop.
Before the event, the team prefers to meet the hosts in person. At that meeting the menu, the wines and the table setting are put together around the wishes and needs of the party. Organisers who want a fixed package should expect a conversation rather than a price list, since the website does not publish menus.
Rooms and capacities
The restaurant has a large dining room and a small dining room, a bar and a coffee room with a grand piano. Together the three party rooms take between 20 and 165 people, and each room has its own features. The site gives the overall range but not a figure per room, so the exact split between the large and small dining rooms should be confirmed when you enquire.
The coffee room is decorated with six large frescoes painted in the 1920s by the artist Karl Hansen-Reistrup, who also decorated the Aarhus Theatre and Marselisborg Palace. They tell stories from earlier periods, including the Second World War, and give the room a clear identity without any added decoration.
Catering
Catering is handled by the in-house restaurant, which has operated in the building for more than a century. Menus, wines and table layout are agreed with the manager ahead of the event. The site does not list menu options or minimum guest numbers, so dietary requirements and group size are best raised at the first contact.
History and setting
The Order House was built in 1908 exclusively for the Masonic Provincial Lodge. Its hall, staircase and upper floors carry a good deal of art, symbols and colour linked to the history of Freemasonry and of the building. The restaurant sits on the third floor, and guests walk through this setting on the way up to their room.
Getting there
Convivium is at Christiansgade 6, 8000 Aarhus C, in the middle of the city. The venue is open by appointment, so visits and enquiries go through the manager, Gudbjartur Pétursson, by phone at +45 28 73 09 84 or by email at kontakt@convivium.dk.
