2019 Hadrian Gala

Ambiance at the 2019 Hadrian Gala.

date & time

Location

Rainbow Room
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York City

Friends and supporters of World Monuments Fund gathered at NYC’s iconic Rainbow Room for the 2019 Hadrian Gala, honoring two extraordinary leaders in the field of cultural heritage: Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan, and HRH Princess Dana Firas.

Over cocktails and dinner, guests were first treated to a special introduction to the 25 sites of the 2020 World Monuments Watch by WMF’s new CEO, Bénédicte de Montlaur. Tim McClimon, President of the American Express Foundation, founding sponsor of the Watch, was also on hand to speak to the important role the program plays in safeguarding the world’s treasures.

2019 Hadrian Gala

date & time

Location

Rainbow Room
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York City

Ambiance at the 2019 Hadrian Gala.

Friends and supporters of World Monuments Fund gathered at NYC’s iconic Rainbow Room for the 2019 Hadrian Gala, honoring two extraordinary leaders in the field of cultural heritage: Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan, and HRH Princess Dana Firas.

Over cocktails and dinner, guests were first treated to a special introduction to the 25 sites of the 2020 World Monuments Watch by WMF’s new CEO, Bénédicte de Montlaur. Tim McClimon, President of the American Express Foundation, founding sponsor of the Watch, was also on hand to speak to the important role the program plays in safeguarding the world’s treasures.

FRA Amphithéâtre Liard
Upcoming
WMF France - 2025 Watch Launch Event

Amphithéâtre Liard 

17, rue de La Sorbonne 

75005 Paris

France

RSVP
UK Victoria Albert Museum
Upcoming
WMF Britain - 2025 Watch Launch Event

Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

Victoria & Albert Museum

Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL

United Kingdom

RSVP
Bénédicte de Montlaur, President & CEO of World Monuments Fund (WMF); Chair Emerita of WMF Dr. Marilyn Perry; Architect Peter Marino
2024 Hadrian Gala

The New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
New York City