Lapis Ball
Lapis Ball is the Aga Khan Museum’s signature fundraiser and a platform to celebrate, educate, and inspire audiences about the work the Museum does to connect cultures through the arts. Since 2017, the fundraiser has raised more than $5 million in support of the Museum’s exhibitions and programs. Over the years, the event has featured artists, performers, and luminaries including Zeshan B, Ali Sethi, Ekow Nimako, M.G. Vassanji, Toko Telo, and Mekaal Hasan Band.
Lapis Ball: Be the Light
“For the Aga Khan Museum, I thought that ‘light’ might be a concept around which you could design an outstanding museum…I hope that the building and the spaces around it will be seen as the celebration of light, and the mysteries of light, that nature and the human soul illustrate to us at every moment in our lives…“
– His Highness the Aga Khan in a letter to Museum architect Fumihiko Maki
On Friday, September 27, 2024 Lapis Ball returns as a newly expanded and reimagined event in celebration of the Museum’s 10th anniversary. Drawing inspiration from the Museum’s special exhibition Light: Visionary Perspectives, Lapis Ball will celebrate the very founding principles of the Museum’s design underscored by the universality of light — across different religions, cultures, and contexts.
Following an elegant dinner and headlining performance in a tent under the stars in the Museum’s Rose Garden (Aga Khan Park), the Museum itself will come alive with a wide variety of sights, sounds, and activities for guests to enjoy in a fun, party atmosphere late into the night.
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
Anwar & Nasreen Aman
To learn more about Lapis Ball or sponsorship opportunities:
