… The Gustav Klimt Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) from the collection of the late Leonard A. Lauder that sold for $236.4 million at Sotheby’s on Tuesday, which may actually be on its way back to a new owner in Palm Beach.
… A transformative $7.5 million naming gift from Palm Beach philanthropists John Paulson and his wife Alina de Almeida to help fund the Cox Science Center and Aquarium’s new 5,000-square-foot STEAM Studio. Paulson noted, “It’s inspiring to see a place that sparks curiosity, brings ideas to life and invites families to learn together.”
…May I Help You, Madame? The new exhibition on the birth of the department store at The Flagler Museum. Barneys icon Simon Doonan is guest curating.
… The reopening of the historic Sunset Lounge in West Palm Beach, a landmark in African American music and entertainment, and one of the most significant venues in the South during the 1940s and ’50s.
… Palm Beacher Tom Ford making global news by casting iconic singer Adele in his upcoming film Cry to Heaven, a film adaptation of Anne Rice’s 1982 novel.
