Please join us for this important annual springtime event! The proceeds from the annual Gala help support the museum’s educational initiatives, school outreach programs and new exhibitions.

This year’s Spring Gala, Bliss, promises to be an enchanting evening full of dining, dancing and blissful splendor. Guests will enjoy delicious cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the museum’s historic East India Marine Hall, followed by an elegant seated dinner in the museum’s glorious Atrium. Bid often during our exciting live auction, Blissful Espcapes! then dance the night away to the lively music of Blue Heaven.

PEM welcomes table sponsors as well as those who wish to purchase individual tickets. For more information or to have an invitation mailed to you, please call 978-745-9500, ext. 3216. Please join us for what promises to be a spectacular evening!

Special Thanks To:

Gala Premier Corporate Sponsor: Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

2008 Gala Chair: Molly E. Ryan

2008 Gala Committee: Callie Brauer, Lynn Bryant, Tracey Byrne, Lauren Gudonis, Elizabeth Creed Moore, Susan Robie, Leslee Shlopak and Christi van Heek

Click here for a list of auction items!

A lively discussion on poster art is led by experts in the field including PEM's maritime curator Dan Finamore, who presents the museum's celebrated collection of Art Deco ocean liner posters; renowned poster designer and head of Rhode Island School of Design's Graphic Design Department Nancy Skolos; and esteemed photographer Tom Wedell.