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The Conservatory Ball 2025

Celebrating Van Gogh: Painting with Flowers

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Cocktails | 7 p.m.
Dinner & Dancing | 8 p.m.
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The New York Botanical Garden will host its 50th Anniversary Conservatory Ball on May 29, 2025. This milestone occasion of our most glamorous event promises to dazzle guests under the glow of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory with a cocktail reception, elegant dinner, and dancing.

This year’s Conservatory Ball will celebrate our upcoming summer exhibition, Van Gogh: Painting with Flowers, where NYBG will become the canvas for the colorful brush strokes of one of the world’s most revered artists. Find yourself immersed in botanical displays and large-scale art as you wander through a breathtaking lawn of monumental sunflowers, and see the expressive masterpieces bloom in recreations made of living flowers. The evening will also honor philanthropist and NYBG Trustee Edward P. Bass for his dedicated service to the Garden and advocacy for plant science.

Proceeds support the New York Botanical Garden’s preeminent botanical research, children’s education, and horticulture programs. For more information or to purchase tickets to the Conservatory Ball, please contact the Special Events team at 914.579.1000 or conball@nybg.org.

HONOREE
Edward P. Bass
Philanthropist and NYBG Trustee

LEAD CHAIRS
Maureen K. and Richard L. Chilton, Jr.

CHAIRS
J. Barclay Collins II and Kristina Durr
Ravenel Curry and Jane Moss
Sharon and Bill Jacob
Jill Joyce
Bethany and Robert B. Millard
Janet M. Montag
Mary and Garrett Moran
Deborah and Charles Royce
Elaine and Donald Textor

50th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
Friederike K. Biggs
Anla Cheng and Mark Kingdon
Charlotte Chilton
Hope Chilton
Ivy Getty
Cecilia Jacob
Stella Jacob
Kerry Joyce
Isabel Leeds
Susan and George Matelich
Christina Young-Hodson and John Hodson

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SPONSORS

"The Bancorp" and "Hearst" corporate logos

Past Conservatory Ball Highlights

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    Ebony G. Patterson, Sigourney Weaver

  • A person in a pink cocktail dress poses for a photo in front of several large flower sculptures

    Nicky Hilton

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    Georgina Bloomberg, Sharon Jacob, Deborah Royce, Jill Joyce, Gillian Hearst

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    Fernando Garcia, Laura Kim

  • Three people in cocktail attire pose for a photo in front of a bright yellow and black polka-dotted art installation

    Brooke Shields, Alex Wek, Karlie Kloss

  • Three people in red and white gowns pose for a photo at an evening event

    Eileen Guggenheim, Gillian Miniter, Sharon Jacob

  • A person with long dark hair poses for a photo in a flowing white dress

    Ariana Rockefeller

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    Richard L. Chilton Jr., Maureen Chilton

  • Two people in evening wear pose for a photo after dark

    Tina Swartz, Steve Swartz

  • Four people in bright pink cocktail dresses pose for a photo

    Alexandra Kittle, Sarah Patrick, Rebecca Vanyo, Caitlin Davis

  • nybg conservatory ball 2024

    Arielle Patrick, Kerry Joyce, Stella Jacob, Cecilia Jacob, Hope Chilton, Bosilika An, Gillian Miniter, Holly Lowen

  • Seven people in evening attire pose in a line for a photo

    DeWayne Phillips, Rob Johnson, Dianne Renwick, Caroline Wamsler, J. Barclay Collins, Jennifer Bernstein, Lauren Turchio

  • Two people in evening attire pose for a photo outdoors

    Todd Lowen, Holly Lowen

  • Four people in evening attire pose for a photo outdoors

    Sara Arno, Kevin Cornish, Kyle Henderson, Armando Maldonado

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