Louisiana Museum Foundation's Founders Ball 2025

The Louisiana Museum Foundation cordially invites you to attend Founders Ball 2025 on Friday, November 21, 2025, at The Cabildo. As LMF’s premier annual event, Founders Ball raises essential support for the exhibitions, educational programs, and preservation efforts of the Louisiana State Museums, safeguarding our state’s rich and multifaceted history for generations to come.

This year’s celebration will showcase Michalopoulos: Mystical Expressionism. Featuring more than seventy works spanning from the early 1980s to the present, this exhibition explores the prolific forty-year career of James Michalopoulos, whose expressive, vibrant paintings celebrate and inspire efforts to preserve the vernacular architecture of New Orleans.

Guests will enjoy an evening of refined hospitality, including exceptional cuisine, live music, and a gathering of Louisiana’s most dedicated cultural patrons—all set against the backdrop of one of the state’s most famed and iconic cityscape—the Cabildo on historic Jackson Square. 

Patron Party 6:30–8:00 p.m.

Featuring music by Tarriona “Tank” Ball

Gala 8:00–10:00 p.m.

Featuring Rebirth Brass Band

For tickets and more information, please visit TheLMF.org.