The Tenement Museum’s 2025 Gala, will take place on Wednesday, May 7 at City Winery. We look forward to gathering to celebrate A City of Im/migrants: Holding Up the Torch.

We hope you will join us for this festive, one-of-a-kind evening to pay tribute to the rich diversity of people, cultures, and histories that help build and sustain a global city like New York. This year's Gala will honor three of the Museum's closest friends and partners:

Founder's Award: Andrew Berkman, Tenement Museum Trustee and real estate attorney
Gina Manuel Award: Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, President of the Mellon Foundation, renowned poet, and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist
Holding Up the Torch Award: Muzaffar Chishti, Senior Fellow at the non-partisan Migration Policy Institute

The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 6:00pm featuring a Lower East Side food marketplace. The hourlong seated program will start promptly at 7:30pm, followed by a dessert reception.

Certain ticket levels and sponsorship packages include journal ads, Russ & Daughters gift baskets, and more. You can purchase an ad in the Gala journal directly here.

Note: All sponsors are listed as part of the Gala Host Committee in the print invitation (deadline 3/5), journal (deadline 4/18), and webpage (ongoing).

If you would like pay for a ticket or sponsorship by check, donor-advised fund (DAF) or another method, please complete and return this form to Ian Patrick, ipatrick@tenement.org

Thank you for supporting the 2025 Gala and the Museum's mission to build a more inclusive and expansive American society.

Note: By covering the cost of credit card fees, you increase the impact of your gift as 100% of your contribution goes to the Tenement Museum. Adding a tip is separate and completely optional; these proceeds support the donation processor, Givebutter.

Gala 2025

By The Tenement Museum

Gala 2025

City of Im/migrants - Holding Up the Torch