Event
PEM Gala 2024
Know before you go
In-person event
Location: Throughout the museum
For more information or questions, please email gala@pem.org.
The PEM Gala is sold out, but you can still make a contribution to support PEM!
- Fully tax-deductible
- Name recognition on printed materials and digital communications
Join us for the PEM Gala on Saturday, November 9! Revel in the magic and explore the mysterious at a dazzling evening of dinner, dancing and art experiences all themed around our upcoming exhibition Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums.
This year's event will feature a reimagined dining experience with a special performance by a renowned mentalist, roaming magical interactions and an immersive after-party. Look for activations and themed surprises throughout the museum!
6 PM | COCKTAILS | DINNER + ENTERTAINMENT | AUCTION – SOLD OUT
Honoree: Stuart W. Pratt, PEM’s former Chair of the PEM Board of Trustees
8:30 PM–MIDNIGHT | IMMERSIVE AFTER-PARTY | DANCING | ENTERTAINMENT – SOLD OUT
Immerse yourself in the magic of the arts for an enchanting evening with us, knowing that the funds we raise make the museum’s mission a reality by providing essential annual support to our vital initiatives. Exhibitions, public programs, school visits, community partnerships, internships and stimulating, life-enhancing experiences of creativity – your support makes it all possible.
Purchase a ticket for the dinner or after-party here. Or, reserve a table at one of our Sponsor Levels to give even more in support of the PEM programs you love!
Ticket and Sponsorship Levels
8:30 pm–midnight. Dancing, live music, art experiences, cocktails and light bites. Salem residents and museum members receive a discount!
Supporter
$3,500 ($2,500 is tax-deductible)
- Dinner seating and after-party attendance for 2 people
- Tickets for 2 additional guests to the party starting at 8:30 pm
- Name recognition on printed materials and digital communications
Patron
$7,500 ($3,500 is tax-deductible)
- Dinner seating and after-party attendance for 8 people
- Tickets for 8 additional guests to the party starting at 8:30 pm
- Name recognition on printed materials and digital communications
Benefactor
$10,000 ($5,000 is tax-deductible)
- A table at dinner and after-party attendance for 10 people
- Tickets for 10 additional guests to the party starting at 8:30 pm
- Name recognition on printed materials and digital communications
Visionary
$25,000 ($19,000 is tax-deductible)
- A table at dinner and after-party attendance for 12 people
- Tickets for 12 additional guests to the party starting at 8:30 pm
- Private curator-designed experience at a later date for 12 guests
- Logo or name recognition on printed materials and digital communications
Premier
$50,000 ($43,000 is tax-deductible)
- A table at dinner and after-party attendance for 14 people
- Tickets for 14 additional guests to the party starting at 8:30 pm
- Verbal recognition at the dinner
- Private curator-designed experience at a later date for 14 guests
- Logo or name recognition on printed materials and digital communications
$1,200 ($775 is tax-deductible)
6:00 pm–midnight. Cocktails, dinner and all after-party activities included.
In-Kind Sponsors:
FORM Creative Services
Gourmet Caterers
Kirkwood Printing
Port Lighting Services
We thank the Annual Fundraising Committee for their support and leadership in planning our 2024 PEM Gala.
Co-Chairs: Molly Cook, Justin Cook, Catherine Creighton, Peter Creighton
Committee: John Andrews, Emily Bottomley, Taylor Bottomley, Jay Calderin, Michelle Dyer, Nicole Heena, Erin Heiskell, Marci Johnson, Rachel Perry, Mallie Pratt, Stuart F. Pratt, Charlene Selle, Thom Solo, Jurrien Timmer, Eduardo Vivanco, Sarah Vivanco, Caroline Vokey, Julia von Metzsch, Leslie Waldorf, Jason Williams
Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum. This exhibition is made possible by Carolyn and Peter S. Lynch and The Lynch Foundation and Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund. We thank James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes, Chip and Susan Robie, and Timothy T. Hilton as supporters of the Exhibition Innovation Fund. We also recognize the generosity of the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum.
