Richard Morris Hunt Patron Program

2006 - present

The Richard Morris Hunt Patron Program is named for the co-founder and inaugural president of MAS. An esteemed architect, Richard Morris Hunt helped shape New York City’s built environment with designs for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, the façade and Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the New York Tribune Building. Hunt also designed the Vanderbilt Mausoleum on Staten Island and the Biltmore Estate, also for the Vanderbilts, in North Carolina.

MAS Richard Morris Hunt Patrons are a community of curious and engaged New Yorkers who enjoy exclusive access to the people, places, and ideas shaping our city. Through behind-the-scenes tours, intimate conversations, and unique opportunities to explore New York’s evolving built environment, Patrons gain a deeper understanding of the architecture, preservation, and civic issues at the heart of the Municipal Art Society’s mission to shape a more livable, resilient, and sustainable public realm.

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  • Hardhat tour of the Delacorte Theater with Stephen Chu of Ennead. Photo: MAS.
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  • RMH patrons on a tour of the private art collection and offices of Meta New York.
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  • Private tour of Judd Foundation with Robert Beyer, Judd Foundation Board of Directors. Photo: MAS.
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  • A tour of Radio Park, the rooftop garden at Radio City Music Hall open exclusively to tenants of Rockefeller Center.
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  • Private tour of Judd Foundation with Robert Beyer, Judd Foundation Board of Directors. Photo: MAS.
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BENEFITS

PLACEMAKER $1,000

All Cosmopolitan benefits, plus:

  • Two additional (eight total) complimentary MAS regularly-priced tour tickets (reservations must be made in advance and are subject to availability)
  • Invitations for you and a guest to exclusive Richard Morris Hunt Patron events throughout the year
  • One complimentary Dual membership to give as a gift
  • Invitations to all events in the MAS Insider Series

$920 tax deductible

SUSTAINER $2,500

All Placemaker benefits, plus:

  • Two additional (ten total) complimentary MAS regularly-priced tour tickets (reservations must be made in advance and are subject to availability)
  • Invitation for you and a guest to the Menapace Fellow reception

$2,400 tax deductible

BENEFACTOR $5,000

All Sustainer benefits, plus:

  • Priority registration for you and a guest for all MASterworks Explorations
  • Invitation for you and a guest to the MASterworks Design Awards Ceremony
  • Complimentary admission for you and a guest to the annual Brendan Gill Prize Ceremony

$4,900 tax deductible

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $10,000

All Benefactor benefits, plus:

  • Invitation for you and a guest to a pre-ceremony cocktail reception with the Brendan Gill Prize winner
  • Invitation for you and a guest to the annual MAS Open House

$9,900 tax deductible

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE: $25,000

All President’s Circle benefits, plus:

  • Complimentary admission to all MAS tours (reservations must be made in advance and are subject to availability)
  • Invitations for you and a guest to private special-access experiences hosted by MAS trustees and partners
  • Two Friend tickets to the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal Celebration

$24,000 tax deductible

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