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 2024: 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.
Tent Sponsor
Nooruddin Lakhani & Firoz Rajani & Family
Entertainment Sponsor
Amir, Parveen, Arman, Muneera & Reena Rupani
Reception Sponsor
Rasheed Dhuka & Nooruddin Khawja Families
Sundown Soirée Sponsor
Nanji Family Foundation
Supporting Sponsors
Irfhan Rawji
Moyez & Farida Khimji – Shirin Group
Ray & Jan Gupta & Iqbal Sadrudin G. Moledina
Securranty
The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation
The Khimji Foundation
The Manji Family & Barney River
Gold Sponsors
Akber Dewji & Rozina Dewji
Amin & Khati Nathoo
Elite Restaurant & Catering
Janmohamed Nagji Jinah Family
Mehdi & Zarina Sunesra & Family
Mumtaz & Amirali Hadi
Pioneer Mutual Federal Credit Union
Shafiq, Farzana, Umair and Sabiha Nasser
Shirin Group – Khimji Family, Calgary
South Texas Merchants Association (STMA)
TD Bank Group
Texas Jasmine
Silver Sponsors
Alysha & Imran Bandali
BMO Bank of Montreal
GreenShield Cares
Jiwani & Jivani Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ramzan Arab & Family
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
Scotiabank
Wireless DNA Inc.
Official Tent Supplier of the Aga Khan Museum’s 2024 Lapis Ball
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