color

Bright pink, lime green, and white dominated the decor on the first floor of the museum.

Pink fabric draping and chandeliers above the first floor complemented the colors of the linens below.

The dark brown, purple, and gold of the artwork in one of the back galleries continued to the table linens and plum chair cushions.

Yours Truly Lighting used complementary-colored uplighting to accent the designs in each gallery.

The chairs in the gilded gallery drew the room's drapes into the decor.

Occasions placed calligraphy menu cards on each dinner table.

For dessert, guests dined on a lemon and basil parfait paired with crushed meringue, strawberry sorbet, fruit jellies, and meringue kisses.

Yours Truly projected a baroque-style gobo on the grand staircase, which is lined with marble statues and busts.

The attendance of the French ambassador inspired the decor in a few galleries, including one with bright pink lighting, plastic table linens, and large black plumes for centerpieces.

Another French-inspired room had all pink linens, chair covers with white lacy overlays, and gold napkins to match the rose-colored walls.

Bright yellow gobos at the top of the staircase helped transition guests from the elegant white of the stairs toward the pinks, yellows, oranges, and neon greens of the bridge area.

The bright colors of the "NEXT at the Corcoran" exhibit, which showcases the works of graduating seniors at he College of Art and Design, inspired the tables on the second-floor bridge just outside the gallery.

Organizers changed the layout on the bridge for the first time, using long dinner tables instead of rounds.

Jack Lucky created nature-inspired centerpieces for one of the brown galleries with birchwood branches surrounded by low yellow, orange, and pink flowers.

The two galleries just off the main atrium had simpler decor, with just a few colors in the linens and place settings and low-lying centerpieces.