The BGC Design Circle is Bard Graduate Center’s patron program for design enthusiasts, collectors, and professionals who want to deepen their connection to the decorative arts, material culture, and design history. It’s more than membership: it’s a community of curious minds who gather for exclusive experiences, behind-the-scenes access, and meaningful conversations about the objects and ideas that shape our world.

What Brings Us Together

Design Circle members share a passion for understanding design through scholarship, craftsmanship, and cultural context.

✓ Quarterly Design Circle events at BGC and around New York City: intimate curator-led tours, collection visits, designer salons, and special programming
✓ Access to select design fairs such as The Winter Show, Salon Art + Design, Collectible NY, and more
✓ NARM reciprocal admission to hundreds of museums nationwide
✓ Recognition in select BGC communications

To join, please call us at 212.501.3072 or click here.