59th Carnegie International Opening Night Party

Party Fri., May 1, 8:30 p.m.

When: Fri., May 1, 2026, 8:30 p.m.–midnight
Where: Carnegie Museum of Art
Tickets: $200
Must be 21+ to attend

An event so big, it only happens once every four years!

The art world can be found in Pittsburgh at the highly anticipated 59th Carnegie International Opening Night Party. Opening Night is a one-night-only preview of Carnegie Museum of Art’s famed Carnegie International exhibition.

Celebrate the opening of the 59th Carnegie International with a late-night affair beginning at 8:30 p.m. and lasting until midnight. Enter into a museum transfigured by signature creative events agency LUXE Creative and explore the most comprehensive Carnegie International to date.

Cocktails, beer, and espresso featuring Lo Bar Cocktail Services will be served inside and outside the museum, and towers of delightful confections conceived by Laurie Trok Studios and Culinaire will be offered all night in Café Carnegie.

Your Ticket Includes

Opening Night Party with a preview of the 59th Carnegie International, plus complimentary desserts by Laurie Trok Studio and Culinaire, and drinks featuring specialty cocktails conceived by Lo Bar throughout the night
Complimentary parking*

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Tax-deductible contribution of $110 per ticket.
*Parking is limited and based on a first-come basis. Rideshare is highly recommended.

About our Partners

Laurie Trok Studios

Laurie Trok is a multidisciplinary artist based in Pittsburgh whose work explores the experience of the ephemeral and the ways time becomes visible through entropy. Laurie often works with food sculpture, cake, and performance, as well as creating menus that investigate people’s relationship to time. By imagining and facilitating new rituals, Laurie engages audiences as collaborators in generating alternative systems.

Laurie currently serves as the culinary coordinator and instructor at Sweetwater Center for the Arts and is in the second term of an alternative MA program through the Gramounce, which investigates the intersections of art and food.

Lo Bar Cocktail Services

Lo Bar Cocktail Services is a women-owned private bar service specializing in craft cocktails, private events, and professional hospitality. Its seasonal specialty cocktail menus feature fresh, locally sourced ingredients, and all mixers and garnishes are prepared in-house in small batches. Lo Bar’s mission is to elevate any event with our signature cocktail program, refined aesthetic, and the highest level of service from its bar staff.

Gloria Murphy

Gloria Murphy began her pastry career in Miami, working in the pastry department at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and later as part of the opening teams for Le Jardinier and L’Atelier de Robuchon.

She spent two seasons as a pastry chef for a small cruise line and, in 2022, relocated to Puerto Rico to support a new business specializing in artisan chocolates and bonbons. As the pastry chef for Culinaire at Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, Gloria enjoys creating new pastries and concepts tailored to the museum’s needs, as well as teaching her team new skills and techniques to elevate the guest experience.

Kate Romane Productions

Based in Pittsburgh, chef and business owner Kate Romane has been a cornerstone of the city’s food scene since 1997. She has cultivated strong relationships with local farmers, artisan producers, young entrepreneurs, and food enthusiasts, always prioritizing community connections, workplace safety, exceptional food experiences, and local sustainability.

Kate’s culinary journey began in 2009 with her first restaurant, e2, which quickly garnered local acclaim. In 2016 she launched Black Radish Kitchen, a boutique catering business. Beyond catering, Black Radish Kitchen offers small business coaching, kitchen and menu design, and event-planning services. The space also serves as an incubator for emerging food-based businesses, such as James Beard Award finalist Fet-Fisk and many other Pittsburgh ventures.