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McNay Gala and Fundraiser : A Night at the Opera

Date(s): 11/04/2009 - 11/04/2009

McNay Art Museum
6000 N. New Braunfels
San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: 210/824-5368

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Tickets can be obtained at:
(210) 805-1761

Event Description

Guests will enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the Stieren Center followed by a gourmet dinner catered by The RK Group and a live auction in the Leeper Auditorium. Please call 210.805.1761 to make your reservation. Tables are available at the Platinum Level for $15,000, Gold Level for $10,000, and Silver Level for $5,000. A limited number of individual tickets are available for $500. Tiffany & Co. Mystery Blue Box Fundraiser The McNay is thrilled that Tiffany & Co. is once again sponsoring a fundraising opportunity at the gala… Mystery Blue Box. Each box purchased will be selected from two towers of Tiffany blue boxes. If your box reveals a blue porcelain Tiffany box, you win the grand prize: a fabulous platinum diamond drop pendant and earrings from the Tiffany Legacy Collection, valued at $6,450. All other boxed items are valued at $100 and above and are available for $100 each. Only 250 will be sold.

Event Categories

Performing Arts - Theatre, Visual Arts - Galleries, Cultural Centers - Art/Visual

Venue Information

Venue Name

McNay Art Museum

Venue Description

Housed in what was the home of the late Marion Koogler McNay, the McNay Art Museum focuses primarily on 19th- and 20th- century European and American art. Artists featured include Cézanne, Picasso, Gauguin, Matisse, O’Keeffe, Cassatt, and Hopper. The museum’s collection of prints and drawings is one of the finest in the Southwest. The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts is one of the premier collections of its kind in the country. Contemporary art and modern sculpture are growing strengths of the McNay collection, which now numbers over 14,000 objects.<br> <br> The McNay was the first modern art museum in Texas. Marion Koogler McNay left her art collection, her Spanish Colonial Revival-style residence, and an endowment "for the advancement and enjoyment of modern art." The 23 acres of grounds, which include fountains, broad lawns and a Japanese- inspired garden and fishpond, are popular for picnics and photography. The museum also features a research library with 30,000 volumes, the 300-seat Leeper Auditorium, and a Museum Store. The McNay’s founder, for whom the museum is named, was "a discriminating collector, an earnest student of the fine arts and a philanthropist of the first magnitude." Steadfast in her commitment to "the advancement and enjoyment of modern art," Mrs. McNay’s original bequest included her important art collection, her 24-room Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion, the 23 acres upon which it sits, and most of her fortune. The McNay was founded in 1950 and opened to the public four years later.

McNay Art Museum Website