Events

Journey to Columbus Circle to see how the famous statue and surrounding fountains have been relighted. Lighting designers from L'Observatoire will describe how the state-of-the-art lighting transforms this once uninviting traffic circle into an inspiring and dramatic civic monument.

This award winning lighting design reveals the exquisite polychrome tile ceiling. Join lighting designers Sachs Morgan Studio for an intimate visit to historic Temple Emanu-El on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

. . . and beyond your wildest dreams. It's the annual DLFNY theater benefit "The Little Mermaid" with lighting by Natasha Katz and our unique post-performance dialogue.

See how an icon of casual fashion lights up its flagship store in the USA. Our special morning program begins with a breakfast presentation about Lacoste's design and continues with a first-hand tour of the store itself. Join us for this eye-opening program on exciting retail lighting!

Even if you don't sleep here, you can experience how fine art, rich materials and great lighting distinguish the sophisticated Ritz Carlton hotel and residential tower! In our small-group, designer-led tours, we will enjoy this splendid transformation and see some of the design details that make it happen.

It's a brand new and striking icon on the rapidly changing Bowery scene, and the first completely new art museum ever built in lower Manhattan.

Join us for cocktails at the Whiskey Trader - the newly opened bar and lounge that combines a classic sports pub and a night club into a day/night venue.

Don't miss one of the last opportunities to capture the magic of the Olaf Eliasson Waterfalls - a public art project located on the East River.

Join the DLFNY as we tour the award-winning plaza and entry lighting at the recently renovated Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Prominently located on Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, this national historic landmark features a dramatic and gilded entrance that welcomes visitors with light.

Celebrate fifty years of dance with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. It's the annual DLFNY theater benefit. Enjoy a program of classic revivals and original lighting - and a post-performance discussion with the lighting director.

The Bank of America tower at One Bryant Park is the first skyscraper designed for LEED Platinum certification.

Join us to tour a remarkable 4000 square foot Chelsea loft with architect Judy Gerrard and lighting designer Clifford Starr.

Join us at the Merchant House Museum - New York's best example of authentic Greek Revival design - and step into the middle of the 19th century.

Join the MAD lighting design team for a visit to the museum's new home at Columbus Circle.

Open the DLFNY's 2009-10 season with an exclusive and rockin' visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in SoHo.

Imero Fiorentino will keynote this presentation of top professionals in broadcast and theatrical lighting.

LightMappingNYC is intended to provide the New York City lighting design community with a forum to consider the current, past and future conditions of their urban environment at night.

Celebrate the holidays with the DLFNY at Radio City's Legendary Christmas Show.

Join cognitive scientist Dr. Mark Changizi, author of The Vision Revolution and explore his evolutionary - and revolutionary - explanations. We think you will find his insights both provocative and useful.

Join lighting designer Jason Neches for an entrancing tour of the newly recreated Alice Tully Hall. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, in collaboration with FXFOWLE, the critically acclaimed renovation opened last year.