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After John Galliano pulled out of a planned Met Gala exhibit amid backlash, the Met is weighing Plan B options for the 2027 gala—fast-tracking a different show, centering a display on the Costume Institute’s permanent collection, or even canceling the event—nine months before the usual May date, with theme-planning timelines and historical cancellations in the backdrop.
The 2027 Met Gala's plan to honor John Galliano with a “John Galliano: Horizon” exhibition has been canceled after donor opposition and Galliano’s withdrawal; the move comes amid renewed scrutiny of his 2011 antisemitic remarks, with Anna Wintour and the Met facing pressure over the decision.
British designer John Galliano scrapped his Costume Institute retrospective and the 2027 Met Gala theme after weeks of backlash; the Met and Anna Wintour publicly welcomed the exit, while donors and community leaders debated accountability and the legacy of the show; a replacement spring 2027 exhibition/theme will be announced later, and the original date was set to coincide with Yom HaShoah.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art canceled its planned John Galliano exhibition for the Costume Institute after backlash over the designer’s history of antisemitic and anti-Asian remarks, including a 2011 antisemitic incident and a video praising Hitler. The decision was described as joint by Galliano and the Met, while critics urged reconsideration; NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin praised the move and Galliano apologized, stressing ongoing responsibility for his past conduct.
Organizers of the Met Gala are reportedly weighing a date change for the 2027 event amid growing backlash to honoring John Galliano; critics, Jewish leaders and donors warn the plan could be jeopardized by his antisemitic remarks, as the Galliano-led Costume Institute exhibit is slated to open May 3 alongside Holocaust Remembrance Day, prompting consideration of moving the gala to the following week.
Deadline reports that Anna Wintour, John Galliano, and Met Gala curator Andrew Bolton have been meeting with influential rabbis and Jewish leaders in New York to gauge concerns about next year’s Gala honoring Galliano, whose 2011 antisemitic remarks remain controversial; the 2027 Costume Institute exhibition Horizons will celebrate his influence while addressing the controversy, with organizers seeking a blessing from the Jewish community.
Vulture reports the 2027 Met Gala theme will be John Galliano: Horizons at the Costume Institute, making Galliano one of the few designers to receive a lifetime Met exhibition; the show will explore how aesthetic achievement, ethical accountability, and institutional recognition intersect, while recalling Galliano's antisemitism controversy and noting Conan O'Brien's vintage Joe Galliano hats as a pop-culture touchstone.
The Met will stage John Galliano: Horizons, a spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition surveying Galliano’s four-decade career while directly addressing the racist and antisemitic remarks that led to his Dior dismissal and legal issues; the show opens May 9, 2027 and runs through January 9, 2028, with the Met Gala serving as its centerpiece.
The Met Gala has shifted from a prestige-only fashion night toward a corporate-driven spectacle, with Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez serving as honorary chairs and reportedly spending over $10 million to sponsor the event; critics say the red carpet looked like a collage and the art-inspired theme struggled to feel fresh, even as the gala raised a record $42 million for the Costume Institute.
Honorary Met Gala co-chair Lauren Sánchez Bezos used a Costume Institute press-preview speech to praise Anna Wintour for elevating fashion as art, and to emphasize the future of fashion—backed in part by Jeff Bezos’s Bezos Earth Fund funding lab-grown sustainable fabrics. With Wintour, Venus Williams and other co‑chairs in attendance, Sánchez Bezos highlighted the exhibit’s theme 'Fashion is Art' and the designers who create it.
Live coverage of Met Gala 2026 as the dress code 'Fashion is Art' launches the Costume Art theme, with the Costume Institute's new Condé Nast Galleries, and Bezos-Lauren Sánchez funding drawing activist protests and boycott chatter; tickets remain pricey, tech companies buy tables, and Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams lead a star-studded lineup under Anna Wintour's guidance for an evening of artful, risk-taking fashion and performances.
The Met’s Costume Institute unveils a new 12,000-square-foot space for Costume Art, pairing 200 garments with 200 artworks and organizing them into 13 “body” themes to recast fashion as art and pedestalize diverse bodies—while the Met Gala’s Bezos-backed launch stirs controversy about funding, the exhibition foregrounds the dressed body as a key lens through which fashion and antiquities sit in dialogue.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez reportedly paid at least $10 million to sponsor the Met Gala and serve as honorary co-chairs, with some sources suggesting the total could be higher, highlighting a trend of billionaire-led funding in fashion. The move, celebrated by some as strategic promotion for the Costume Institute, drew criticism from others who say the gala is becoming more transactional and less about fashion’s artistry. The couple’s participation underscores the growing influence of tech money at the event, while Anna Wintour’s approval appears to remain a key factor.
The Met Gala 2026 returns on Monday with a 'Fashion is Art' theme tied to the Costume Institute's spring 2026 exhibition, 'Costume Art,' promising a star-studded, fashion-forward night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; full details (guest list, viewing options) require Globe access.
This guide to the 2026 Met Gala covers the theme, hosts and dress code, while noting the Costume Institute’s next show and its new home at the Condé Nast Galleries—the 11,500-square-foot entrance that signals fashion’s prime place in the Met.