The Museum Gala

On this special evening, we welcome guests to enjoy the Museum’s legendary halls in all their splendor.

7 pm  Cocktails
7:45 pm  Dinner, Auction, and Special Musical Performance

To purchase tables, tickets, or make a contribution,
please call 212-496-3495 or email [email protected]

Table Prices

2 Premium Tables of 12: $250,000 ($242,024 is tax deductible)

• Premium floor seating for two tables
• Option to seat two Museum scientists at your tables
• Private scientist-led "flight" for 10 through the Digital Universe, a 3-D atlas of the cosmos, in the Hayden Planetarium
• 20 passes to view the 2026 Thanksgiving Day Parade from the Museum's front steps
• Invitation for 10 to the exclusive opening reception for the Spring 2027 jewelry exhibition in the Melissa and Keith Meister Gallery within the Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals
• Vice Chair Listing on invitation and program

Leadership Table of 12: $100,000 ($96,120 is tax deductible)

• Priority floor seating
• Option to seat a Museum scientist at your table
• Private behind-the-scenes collections tour for you and 10 guests
• 10 passes to view the 2026 Thanksgiving Day Parade from the Museum's front steps
• Invitation for eight to the exclusive opening reception for the Spring 2027 jewelry exhibition in the Melissa and Keith Meister Gallery within the Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals
• Vice Chair Listing on invitation and program

Benefactor Table of 10: $75,000 ($72,024 is tax deductible)

• Preferred floor seating
• Six passes to view the 2026 Thanksgiving Day Parade from the Museum's front steps
• Invitation for six to the exclusive opening reception for the Spring 2027 jewelry exhibition in the Melissa and Keith Meister Gallery within the Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals
• Vice Chair Listing on invitation and program

Patron Table of 10: $50,000 ($47,696 is tax deductible)

• Floor seating
• Invitation for four to the exclusive opening reception for the Spring 2027 jewelry exhibition in the Melissa and Keith Meister Gallery within the Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals
• Committee Listing on invitation and program

Friend Table of 10: $25,000 (Limited Availability) ($22,840 is tax deductible)

• Balcony seating
• Committee Listing on invitation and program

Individual Ticket Prices

Leadership: $10,000 ($9,712 is tax deductible)

• Priority floor seating
• Invitation for two to the exclusive opening reception for the Spring 2027 jewelry exhibition in the Melissa and Keith Meister Gallery within the Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals
• Committee Listing on invitation and program

Benefactor: $7,500 ($7,284 is tax deductible)

• Preferred floor seating
• Committee Listing on invitation and program

Patron: $5,000 ($4,784 is tax deductible)

• Floor seating

Friend: $2,500 (Limited Availability) ($2,284 is tax deductible)

• Balcony seating

Junior Council: 1,000 ($784 is tax deductible) 
Limited quantity available for active Members of the Museum's Junior Council program)

• Balcony seating

If you are unable to attend the Museum Gala, you can support the event by making a tax-deductible donation online, or by calling 212-496-3495 to donate.

To purchase tickets or make a gift, please call 212-496-3495 or email [email protected].

For wire instructions (tables, tickets, or contributions) or to give through a donor advised fund (contributions only—no tables or tickets), please call 212-496-3495.

All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. The tax-deductible portion of each table and ticket are listed above; those values will be reflected on all tax acknowledgments issued for Museum Gala tickets and tables.

If you wish to purchase tickets through a gift vehicle that does not allow for the receipt of non-deductible benefits, please contact your tax adviser or your donor-advised fund’s (DAF) supporting organization for more information, including the possibility of waiving return benefits or using an alternate funding source.

All sales are final. Tickets will not be mailed in advance.