The Guggenheim Museum hosts a number of benefit events throughout the year. Proceeds generate vital support for the museum's innovative exhibition, acquisition, conservation, and education programs.

Benefit Events

A Year with Children 2013: A Benefit for Learning Through Art

A Year with Children 2013 showcases the imaginative artwork of 2nd- through 6th-grade students participating in the Guggenheim Museum’s Learning Through Art (LTA) program, which sends teaching artists into New York City public schools in all five boroughs to provide yearlong art residencies. The event features a family reception and exhibition viewing followed by a private dinner in The Wright restaurant. More

Guggenheim International Gala

The Guggenheim International Gala is one of New York City’s signature benefits, supporting the museum’s global vision and initiatives. The evening celebrates the Guggenheim’s mission to mount renowned exhibitions in architecturally and culturally distinct buildings as well as to acquire and conserve unparalleled collections of modern and contemporary works of art. Attendees include an international mix of artists, museum trustees, and VIPs from the art, fashion, and finance worlds. More

Hosting an Event

Entertaining at the Guggenheim Museum

The Guggenheim Museum’s iconic Frank Lloyd Wright building offers an unusual variety of spaces for entertaining clients, colleagues, employees, and other guests. From the dramatic rotunda and state-of-the-art Peter B. Lewis Theater to the stylish restaurant The Wright, members have the exclusive opportunity to entertain their guests in one of the world’s most recognizable buildings and premier cultural institutions. For more information about spaces for entertaining, including event images and a floor plan, see Host an Event.

2012 Guggenheim International Gala. © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Photo: Billy Farrell Agency