A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the American Museum of Natural History
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the American Museum of Natural History
On November 18, the American Museum of Natural History hosted its anticipated Museum Gala. The event was hosted by Saturday Night Live stars Kenan Thompson and Michael Che, and drew nearly 450 guests to the Manhattan institution for cocktails in the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda and a dinner—with a menu curated by Marcus Samuelson—in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life.
Guests including AMNH president Ellen V. Futter and gala chairs Jodie and John Eastman, Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond, and Alice and Lorne Michaels, mingled at the Museum—which recently debuted its new Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals—and took in a performance from Foo Fighters. The evening raised approximately $3 million to support the museum’s scientific and educational programming .
Chris Redd, Michael Che, Keenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang
Allison Mignone and George E. Harlow
Ellen Futter
Foo Fighters
Michael Che
Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner, and Ego Nwodim
Dave Grohl, Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, and Anne Stringfield
Heidi Gardner and Chloe Fineman
Foo Fighters' Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, and Nate Mendel
Atmosphere
The venerable institution hosted its Museum Gala, with guests including Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, and Steve Martin.