Our September Members’ Gathering welcomed the new season with an evening of art, history and connection at the historic Stathatos Mansion, home to The Museum of Cycladic Art.

Guided by the Museum’s experts, members explored selected highlights of the collections and exhibitions, discovering stories of women, their influence and legacy across the centuries, within the unique world of the Cyclades – an island culture shaped by the sea, commerce and exchange.

The evening continued with the exhibition ‘Jeff Koons: Venus Lespugue’, offering a fascinating dialogue between antiquity and contemporary art. As members explored the exhibition in smaller groups, conversations naturally turned to different perspectives, something beautifully captured in a photograph where one group appears reflected on Venus Lespugue. The photos shared here offer glimpses of each group’s experience and of the gathering over cheese and wine to reconnect and continue the conversation.

A beautiful evening that reminded us of the value of curiosity, culture and the connections we build along the way.