The 2008 MOCA gala dinner celebrated the inaugural opening season of the new museum space at 215 Centre Street. At the 2008 gala, the museum also gave out its first Lifetime Achievement Award to architect I.M. Pei. The award was given to recognize exemplary individuals and institutions whose distinguished achievements advance the Chinese/Chinese American society, improve humanity, and inspire all people. Pei and his firm have notably worked on buildings such as the Bank of China in Hong Kong, the Hancock Building in Chicago, the Jacob Javits Center in New York, and the Louvre in Paris. Other notable recipients of the award have been scholar Wan-Go Weng, Starr Foundation Chairman Maurice Greenberg, and banker Pei-Yuan Chia.

2008年的MOCA年度传承颁奖晚宴庆祝中央大街215号新博物馆的开幕。在晚宴上，博物馆向建筑师贝聿铭颁发了首个终身成就奖。该奖项旨在表彰那些杰出的个人和机构，他们的杰出成就推动了华人社区及华裔美国社区的发展、促进了人类的发展并激励着所有的人。贝聿铭和他的建筑师事务所在建筑设计上成绩显著，例如香港的中国银行、芝加哥的汉考克大厦、纽约的雅各布·贾维茨中心和巴黎的卢浮宫。该奖项历年的其他著名获奖者有学者翁万戈、斯塔尔基金会主席莫里斯·格林伯格和银行家贾培源。

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