Doris Duke Center
Located in Midtown Manhattan, the Doris Duke Center is a gathering place where leaders, artists, and partners come together to connect, collaborate and move ideas into action.
Designed for high-quality dialogue and collaboration, the Center supports workshops, roundtables, panels, dinners and receptions—powered by strong hybrid capability and flexible production support.
Center details
- 5 meeting rooms
- Workshops and panels (theater up to 42; classroom up to 24)
- Roundtables and conference-style meetings (up to 20)
- Dinners and receptions (seated up to 22; cocktail up to 60)
- Catering available through approved third-party vendors
- Zoom hybrid capability with screens for wireless presenting
- On-site technology support, guest WiFi and microphones (select rooms)
444 Madison Ave., Fl. 10
New York, NY 10022
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Past convenings
Future Ancestral Technologies: New Myth — An Evening with Cannupa Hanska Luger During NYC Climate Week
This event brought together leaders across art, storytelling, Indigenous leadership and climate action—beginning with a presentation of Cannupa Hanska Luger’s groundbreaking work, Future Ancestral Technologies: New Myth. A panel discussion and audience Q&A followed, exploring how visual storytelling can expand public imagination, strengthen cultural leadership and shape more just climate futures.
3rd Annual Forest Restoration Leadership Forum
A day-long forum that convened leaders across government, corporate, Tribal, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors to accelerate forest restoration in the U.S. The gathering combined panels and roundtables focused on scaling regional partnerships and turning commitments into implementation.
Media and Entertainment Leaders Iftar
The Doris Duke Center co-hosted an iftar dinner in partnership with a national Muslim civic organization, convening filmmakers, producers and industry leaders to break the Ramadan fast and strengthen connection across arts, culture and media.
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