Past Events

Young Patron Cocktail Party at 113 Spring

The Young Patron Cocktail Party at 113 Spring in SoHo was the perfect way to kick off the summer season. This special evening took place in a beautifully restored historic space where cast-iron architecture met contemporary design. Now a dedicated

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The 2026 New York Gala

American Friends of the Louvre (AFL) hosted its annual New York Gala on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at a sold-out Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center. The celebrations began on Friday evening with a Pre-Gala Soirée hosted by Printemps New York

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Exclusive Tour at the Hill Art Foundation

Members and friends of AFL gathered at the Hill Art Foundation for a private tour of The Lost Beauty of Humankind: Robert Bergman’s Portraits in the Hill Collection, led by artist, curator, and The Brooklyn Rail co-founder Phong H. Bui.

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JR Private Studio Visit

French artist JR opened the doors to his private Manhattan studio for an exclusive visit with members and friends of AFL. Completed last August after years of renovation, the studio is both a creative playground and a central hub for

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“At the Louvre” Sound Installation at The Kitchen

The Kitchen, a non-profit, multi-disciplinary avant-garde performance and experimental art institution in the West Village, recently hosted a week-long experimental sound installation of At the Louvre: Poems by 100 Contemporary World Poets, an anthology of poems that gathers poets from

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