Event
PEM Gala 2025
Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 6 pm—12 am
For more information or questions, please email lauren_fairweather@pem.org.
The gala dinner and after-party play a vital role in sustaining PEM’s vision: to serve as an engaging and welcoming gathering place where individuals feel inspired to learn and connect through experiences of wonder, joy and contemplation.
This year’s gala is themed around our current exhibition Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World — a dazzling retrospective of fashion, art and design. Experience the museum after dark as we dine, dance and explore the threads that connect us across cultures and the globe. The evening will feature fashion-forward immersive entertainment, a specially designed menu by chef Lydia Shire, a spirited paddle raise and auction and a glittering after-party.
We are delighted to announce Susan and Appy Chandler as our 2025 PEM Gala honorees. Individually and together, Susan and Appy have made invaluable contributions to PEM over many years. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to them and invite you to join us in celebrating them on November 8.
Unable to attend? You can still make a contribution and be listed as a supporter of the PEM Gala.
Buy tickets
After-Party Tickets
$150 for Salem residents, PEM members, Creative Collective members
$200 for nonmembers
Bundle your tickets with a GenPEM membership! Bundles start at $225
(This ticket is for the 8:30 pm–midnight dance party only and does not include dinner seating.)
Individual Dinner Tickets
SOLD OUT!
$1,200 ($775 is tax-deductible)
Seating for one. Includes dinner seating and after-party attendance.
Can't attend the gala? Consider making a donation to support PEM's mission.
Our sincere thanks to this year’s 2025 PEM Gala Committee:
Co-Chairs:
Justin Cook
Molly Cook
Catherine Creighton
Peter Creighton
Committee:
John Andrews
Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice
Abby Bielagus
Emily Bottomley
Taylor Bottomley
Amy Brooks
Jay Calderin
Michelle Dyer
Michelle Finamore
Erin Heiskell
Marci Johnson
Niho Kozuru
Aimee Lombardi
Julie Matos
Amanda McGrath
Rachel Perry
Christine Phillips
Lauren Carter Reilly
Evelyn Reyes
Bryan Riebeek
Elizabeth Saitta
Charlene Selle
Thom Solo
Lori Sullivan
Jurrien Timmer
Julia von Metzsch
Jason Williams
Benefactor
Fiduciary Trust Company
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Patron
Brown Brothers Harriman
Gourmet Caterers, Inc.
Supporters
Galen Enterprises LLC
HUB International New England
Montserrat College of Art
SV Design
In-Kind Sponsors:
FORM Creative Services
Gourmet Caterers
Port Lighting Services
Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum in collaboration with the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore. This exhibition is made possible by The Coby Foundation, Ltd., Carolyn and Peter S. Lynch and The Lynch Foundation, and Leslie and Angus Littlejohn. We thank Jennifer and Andrew Borggaard, James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes, The Creighton Family, Chip and Susan Robie, Timothy T. Hilton, and an anonymous donor as supporters of the Exhibition Innovation Fund. We also recognize the generosity of the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum.
