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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 Metropolitan Museum of Art has canceled the John Galliano: Horizons exhibition planned to launch around the Met Gala after backlash over Galliano’s past hate-crime conviction and remarks; Galliano apologized, saying meaningful atonement is ongoing, while the Met and its leadership supported the decision to avoid hurting communities and to keep focus on the Costume Institute. Opposition from Jewish leaders, donors, and NYC officials contributed to the reconsideration, and the museum said a new spring Costume Institute exhibition and the 2027 Met Gala will be announced later.
Artist Amy Sherald canceled her upcoming Smithsonian exhibition due to concerns over her painting of a trans woman being replaced by a debate video, citing institutional fear and political hostility towards trans lives as reasons for her decision.