PARK Magazine

SOCIAL SAFARI
R. Couri Hay
& Janna Bullock
YVONNE TNT
Samantha
Boardman,
Gina Peterson,
Dasha Zhukova,
Ann Tenenbaum
& Amy Griffin
The Event
METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM OF ART
ACQUISITIONS GALA
The Story
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is famous for its Met Gala, but its
elegant Acquisitions Gala is where you will find more billionaires
in the room than movie stars. The evening was co-chaired by some
of the city’s most glamorous ladies: Samantha Boardman, Dasha
Zhukova Niarchos, Gina Peterson, Ann Tenenbaum and Amy
Griffin. The night celebrated the Mets’ new acquisitions, including
Ronald Lauder’s extraordinary collection of European Arms &
Armor and an important Picasso straight off Leonard Lauder’s
living room wall. The evening’s décor by Bronson van Wyck featured
a gigantic white peacock in the museum’s rotunda where the
guests had cocktails and dessert. Dinner was served in the Temple
of Dendur which was turned into a swanky nightclub with plush
banquettes and 3,000 candles. There were also performances
by John Holiday and Mikaela Bennett. In the mix were Christy
Turlington and Ed Burns, Thelma Golden, Didi and Oscar Schafer,
Mark Guiducci, Danielle Moné Truitt and Kristolyn Lloyd. The
evening raised $3.6 million. metmuseum.org
Lauren Santo Domingo
& Ana Khouri
Patrick Seabase &
Allison Sarofim
MADISON VOELKEL
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