50th Anniversary Gala

Honoring Alanna Heiss and Glenn D. Lowry

May 12, 2026

  • Upcoming
2025 Annual Gala
Photo credit:
Jenna Bascom

Join us for our 50th Anniversary Gala, honoring two individuals who have shaped our institution’s history: Alanna Heiss, Founder, and Glenn D. Lowry, the former David Rockefeller Director, The Museum of Modern Art.

Gathering artists who have defined PS1’s program, collectors, philanthropists, and notable guests, the evening will celebrate Heiss and Lowry’s remarkable contributions to contemporary art and culture, and PS1’s five decades of artistic experimentation and creativity.

The 50th Anniversary Gala is co-chaired by Derrick Adams, Laurie Anderson, Yto Barrada, Cecily Brown, Dan Colen, Rachel Harrison, Mary Heilmann, William Kentridge, Ayoung Kim, Ralph Lemon, Klara Lidén, Glenn Ligon, Julie Mehretu, Bruce Nauman, Precious Okoyomon, Howardena Pindell, Martin Puryear, Alan Saret, Sarah Sze, Wolfgang Tillmans, James Turrell, Kenny Scharf, Walid Raad, and Hank Willis Thomas.

Proceeds from the 50th Anniversary Gala benefit the MoMA PS1 Annual Fund, which supports our wide range of artist-centric and community-driven programming.

To purchase tickets and tables, please send the completed pledge form below to momaps1gala@moma.org.

Please contact momaps1gala@moma.org with any questions or for more information.

Dates

May 12, 2026
7 p.m. Cocktails
8 p.m. Dinner
10 p.m. After Party

2026-05-12 19:00:00 -0400

Location

MoMA PS1

22-25 Jackson Avenue Queens, NY 11101

Thank You

Visionaries

Sarah Arison and Thomas Wilhelm
Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis
Jamie and Robert Soros
Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley

Leaders

David Dechman and Michel Mercure
Fink Family Foundation
Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin
Eleanor Heyman Propp
Michi Jigarjian
Jill & Peter Kraus
George Petrocheilos and Diamantis Xylas
Abby Pucker
Beth Swofford
Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III

Benefactors

Bloomberg Philanthropies
Paula H. Crown
Greg Eisner and Malda Hibri
Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Hauser & Wirth
James Cohan Gallery
KARMA
Pace Gallery
Paula Cooper Gallery
The Rosenkranz Foundation
Jessica Soy
Sandra and Tony Tamer
John L. Thomson
Tina Kim Gallery
Sonya Yu

Patrons

Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
Samir Goel and Julie Markham
Claude Grunitzky and Marie-Cécile Teissèdre Grunitzky
Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder
Susan and David Rockefeller
Candace King Weir

Supporters

Christine M. Bernstein
Jeffrey Deitch
Larry Gagosian
Gallery Hyundai
Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins
Richard Roth
Ellen and Bill Taubman, on behalf of the A. Alfred Taubman Foundation
Ara Tucker and Hilary Harkness
Ben Weyerhaeuser

Friends

A&L Berg Foundation
David Kordansky Gallery
Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood
Luhring Augustine Gallery

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