NEW YORK, NY(SMI-GLOBAL-ENTERTAINMENT NOV 05-16, 2025)-The Paley's Museum who is celebrating its 50th Anniversary kicked-off its 2025 PaleyFest NY TV Film Festival last evening (Wed. Nov.05) with the Grand-opening of its newly renovated Paley's Museum theaters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony @ Paley Center for Media in the heart of the Big Apple.

The special event and ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted by Maureen J. Reidy (CEO/President of the Paley Center for Media) addressing the full house of Paley's  Museum notable members, and media/press organizations in attendance, introducing officially the opening of the newly renovated theaters & spaces:
"The Bennack Theater"  &  "George J. Gillespie III ".

The Paley Museum has become a New York favorite attraction for its acclaimed
event programs and exhibits including the annual PaleyFest known as one of the longest -running Tv festival in the US, interactive exhibits and the state of the art gaming studio and VR lab as the PaleyGX. 

In addition, The Paley Museum also presents distinguished family programming
PaleyLand known as its annual celebration for kids of all ages and family days
with meet & greet with some of the most TV famous animated characters, arts & craft.It's Blockbuster exhibits have included " Beyond The Big Game", " Making Maisel Marvelous", " The Latin GRAMMY@ 25-Years of Musical Excellence, "Inside The West Wing: A 25" Anniversary Salute, and just recently the Ultimate Workplace Comedy: From The Office to The Paper. 

The 2025 PaleyFest NY schedule kick-off on Friday Nov. 07, Apple TV's Pluribus, Saturday Nov. 08, In Her Own Words: An Evening with Trisha Yearwood, Sunday Nov.09, Paramount+s Landman, Monday Nov.10 STARZ's Power Book IV: Force
Wednesday Nov. 12, Eli Manning & ESPN reporters; An Insider's Guide to Football and Sunday Nov. 16, Netflix's A Man on the Inside.

 
The Notable Attendees Included:Frank Bennack Jr., Maureen Reidy, William C. Paley, Eli Manning, Alfonso de Angoitia, Gary B. Bettman, Aryeh Bourkof, David W. Checketts, Cesar Conde, Kristin A. Dolan, Andreas Drascopoulos, John H. Josephson, Mohamed Kande, Brad Karp, Robert Kraft, Philippe Krakowsky, Ynon Kreiz, Robert Manfred Jr.,  Dennis Mathew, Jonathan Miller, Daniel L. Mosley, Katherine Oliver, William C. Paley, Faiza J. Saeed, Christina Spade, Stephen J. Squeri, Steven R. Swartz, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jennifer C. Witz, David Zaslav & Strauss Zelnick. 
 





















Article & Photos by Marcello Cutti II/Starlight Illustrated