Event
PEM Gala 2025
Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 6 pm—12 am

Know before you go
In-person event
Location: Throughout the museum
For more information or questions, please email lauren_fairweather@pem.org.
Save the date for the 2025 PEM Gala!
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 upcoming 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!
To secure your seats in advance, please click Reserve a table or sponsor the gala below.
Unable to attend? You can still make a contribution and be listed as a supporter of the PEM Gala.
Individual dinner seats and after-party tickets will be available to purchase in the coming months.
Ticket and Sponsorship Levels
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
- 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
Our sincere thanks to this year’s 2025 PEM Gala Committee:
Co-Chairs:
Justin Cook
Molly Cook
Catherine Creighton
Peter Creighton
Committee:
Abby Bielagus
Emily Bottomley
Taylor Bottomley
Jay Calderin
Michelle Dyer
Nicole Heena
Erin Heiskell
Marci Johnson
Niho Kozuru
Aimee Lombardi
Julie Matos
Amanda McGrath
Rachel Perry
Christine Phillips
Evelyn Reyes
Bryan Riebeek
Elizabeth Saitta
Charlene Selle
Thom Solo
Lori Sullivan
Jurrien Timmer
Julia von Metzsch
Jason Williams
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. and Carolyn and Peter S. Lynch and The Lynch Foundation. We thank Jennifer and Andrew Borggaard, James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes, The Creighton Family, 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.
