The Telegraph reports<\/a> that tickets for the event were priced at \u00a32,000, creating around \u00a31.6m in revenue before costs toward the fundraising effort.<\/p>\nThe British Museum said guests will arrive to a drinks reception and speeches in its Great Court, before taking their seats for dinner.<\/p>\n
A silent auction will run throughout the evening, also intend to raise funds.<\/p>\n
Cullinan told the paper, in an \u201decosystem where people have this type of money, and want to give to a museum, [the ticket price] is pretty reasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year, any profit from the event will fund international projects including the Bayeux Tapestry loan, and research projects at Girsu in Iraq.<\/p>\n
The event, like the Met Gala, will include a fashion theme. Cullinan said: \u201cthe ball coincides with the closing weekend of our Ancient India exhibition, so the theme is pink.\u201d<\/p>\n
The theme draws inspiration from the colours and light of India, the museum said presented in conjunction with the British Museum\u2019s critically acclaimed exhibition, Ancient India: Living Traditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has to be this pink that almost has a bit of purple. It can\u2019t be too blush, or too garish. It can\u2019t be Barbie pink. It\u2019s got to be right,\u201d said Cullinan.<\/p>\n
Cullinan was keen to draw a line under Met Gala comparisons. He said the American event is \u201can incredible event for New York, but London is quite different. It\u2019s important that our ball reflects the British Museum in terms of who\u2019s on the committee and who comes \u2013 to make it feel very London.\u201d<\/p>\n
The director said he had also been inspired by the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, which he described as \u201cfantastic, quirky and humorous \u2013 making you feel proud to be British.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think, as a nation, we tend to go around saying, \u2018We\u2019re so amazing.\u2019 But it did quietly make you think what an amazing history we\u2019re part of. In a lot of the things that I do, I refer back to that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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