A Weekend in Paris

Every autumn, the American Friends of the Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie (AFMO) hosts a benefit weekend and gala evening in support of the Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie. AFMO helps fund special exhibitions, educational programs, gallery improvements, and conservation efforts. In addition, AFMO supports Contemporary Art Programs at both museums which feature artists such as Peter Doig, Laurent Grasso, David Hockney, and Mickalene Thomas.

This year’s Weekend in Paris, which will be held from October 17 through October 20, coincides with Art Basel Paris, an occasion when the Paris art scene takes center state and welcomes the best of the international art market.

On Saturday, October 19, 2024, AFMO will hold an elegant benefit evening at the Musée d’Orsay to mark the closing of both our Impressionist season and the 150th anniversary of Impressionism. The evening is open to Weekend in Paris guests as well as to art patrons and friends wishing to partake in this unique celebration of art and philanthropy. The evening will feature:

• a private viewing of the autumn exhibitions: Caillebotte. Painting Men, Harriet Backer (1845-1932). The music of colors, and the contemporary installation L’Addition by Nordic duo Elmgreen & Dragset,

• a cocktail in the Musée d’Orsay nave,

• an elegant dinner prepared by Alain Ducasse and his team.

Patron tables are available:

• Premium table: $25,000 ($17,000 tax-deductible). Includes 10 tickets to attend the full evening + 6 tickets to the cocktail and exhibitions only.

• Classic table: $15,000 ($7,000 tax-deductible). Includes 10 tickets to attend the full evening.

Last October, the benefit evening (pictured above) at the Orsay was offered guests private viewings of the exhibitionVan Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise and a cocktail and dinner specially curated and prepared by Alain Ducasse and his team. The dinner was attended by more than 230 patrons of the Orsay and Orangerie as well as representatives from art galleries and artists such as Peter Doig. (Please click HERE for highlights.)

This year again, AFMO is honored to have partnered with The Wall Street Journal and WSJ Magazine.

For more information about Patron tables and sponsorship opportunities, please email us.