Another year, another Louisiana Art & Science Museum gala worth breaking out your cocktail attire for.
The annual gala, slated for next Friday, Sept. 22, funds the majority of the museum’s programs for the coming year. The 32nd annual event will feature live music, a silent auction and plenty of locally made food from the likes of Iverstine Farm and Butcher, The Gregory, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Cupcake Allie and more.
An all-red dress code will complement the theme, “Red,” which celebrates the museum’s newest exhibit, “The Red That Colored the World.” For the exhibit, textiles, sculpture, manuscripts, paintings, decorative arts, clothing and more bring to life the epic origins of the color red, which dates to the pre-Columbian Americas.
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Here’s a breakdown of important facts to know for this year’s gala:
600
Expected attendance for this year’s gala
$160,542
Money raised for LASM by last year’s gala, after expenses. The funds go toward LASM exhibitions and planetarium programming.
$5,900
Value of this year’s grand raffle item, a diamond- and ruby-studded Roberto Coin Princess Satin Finish 18-karat yellow gold bangle donated by Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry
1400s
Century in which the best-known red dye was first used. This is where historians place Central America’s discovery of carmine dye, a pigment extracted from a scale insect called the cochineal.
12
Months it takes for museum staff to plan the gala, starting the minute the previous gala ends. Volunteers chip in for six of those months.
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$150
The cost for a ticket to the gala. Museum members can attend for $100.
7:30
Start time for the event
Find out more about the event here.