Private Events

Neue Galerie New York is pleased to offer the unique opportunity to hold private events at the museum to corporate members and private donors. Café Sabarsky and the museum's galleries provide an intimate and beautiful setting for an event.

For further information, please view our event brochure.

Entertaining at the Neue Galerie includes cocktail receptions, seated dinners, and private viewings of exhibitions

  • The museum can accommodate up to 250 guests for cocktail receptions
  • The museum can accommodate up to 60 guests for a seated dinner in Café Sabarsky
  • Event contract and certificate of insurance required
  • Café Sabarsky is the museum's exclusive caterer and arranges all food, wine, and rentals
  • Special gifts for guests are available through the Design Shop and Book Store
  • Food, drinks, and photography are only permitted on the main floor
  • Musicians are permitted upon approval. DJ’s are not allowed

Housed in a landmark mansion designed and built by Carrère & Hastings in 1914, the museum presents extraordinary Austrian and German fine and decorative art from the early twentieth-century on two gallery floors.

  • Public spaces include lower level, main floor, second and third floor galleries
  • Private events allow access to these floors, unless the third floor is closed for an installation
  • The main floor includes Café Sabarsky, the Design Shop, and Book Store
  • 8,000 square feet of available event space
  • Events for 100 or fewer guests require a Corporate Benefactor membership ($10,000; $8,740 is tax-deductible)
  • Events for more than 100 guests require a Corporate Leader membership ($25,000; $22,050 is tax-deductible)
  • The appropriate membership contribution is required prior to event date
  • Administrative fee of $5,000 per event
  • Additional charges for security, operational, and custodial services for the duration of the event
  • Catering and rental fees charged separately by Café Sabarsky

As a corporate member, you and your employees become an integral part of a unique institution in New York, and receive special access to the museum through our members’ programs.

Learn More

For information about membership, private events, the Annual Fund, or sponsorship, please contact:

Phyllis La Riccia
Director, Membership and Development
+1 (212) 994-9491
phyllislariccia@neuegalerie.org