EL MUSEO GALA 2026
Thank you for being part of El Museo del Barrio’s 2026 Gala!
We hope you’ll agree that it was a beautiful and exhilarating celebration of Latin American and Latine art, artists, community, and culture.
2026 Gala
Thursday, May 28, 2026
6:30 PM
Mandarin Oriental New York
Creative Black Tie
GALA CO-CHAIRS
Victoria Espinosa, Karla Harwich, Karla Martinez de Salas, María Eugenia Maury
HONORING
Isabel and Agustín Coppel
J Balvin
Tony Bechara Legacy Award
Estrellita Brodsky
Thank You to our Early Supporters
Co-Chairs
- Isabel and Agustín Coppel
Vice-ChairS
- Estrellita and Daniel Brodsky
Benefactors
- Bank of America
- The Estate of Tony Bechara
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Martin and Daniela Escobari
- Victoria Espinosa de
Alvarez Morphy - Evertec, Inc.
- Karla and Peter Harwich
- María Eugenia Maury
- Morgan Stanley
- Ramiro Ortiz M
- Paul Hastings LLP
- UBS International
Patrons
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Lisson
- Isabel and Julio Nazario
- Salesforce
- Oscar Zepeda
Advocates
- Accenture
- Daphne and Willy Borroto Bechara
- Boy London
- Bruno and Michelle Fregoso
- Gabriela Hearst
- Larry Gagosian
- Jeannette and Francisco Gonzalez
- Sabrina Harrison
- Hispanic Federation
- House of Bō
- Deidrea Miller and Jens Schott Knudsen
- Ignacio and Georgette Muñoz
- OMR, Mexico
- Paula Cooper Gallery
- Francisco J. Salas
- Claudia Sánchez Mahedy
- Carmen Rita Wong
SupporterS
- Carolina Herrera
- Maria Mostajo
Our Gala Auction—presented in collaboration with The Auction Collective—is now open and will remain live through Wednesday, June 3 at 3:00 PM.
Support the continued vitality of El Museo del Barrio by participating in this year’s auction and placing your bids here >
Each bid directly advances El Museo’s mission through dynamic exhibitions and impactful educational programming. We invite you to bid generously and help sustain this vibrant cultural legacy.
List in formation as of 4/3/26