For many, this year's annual Museum of Arts and Design MAD Ball was a virtual affair, with guests taking part in an online auction and enjoying live streamed entertainment straight from the comfort of home. But for a select group of VIPs, the evening marked a long awaited, socially distanced return to the event circuit. 

Dressed in their most fashionable frocks and accessorized with a range of stylish masks and face shields, New York's young art lovers gathered for an intimate evening at Spring Place in celebration of the museum.

Click through for an inside look at the Luminaries Dinner!

[Photos by Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com]