The Met Gala 2026 will take place on May 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, featuring a theme centered around Costume Art and a dress code of Fashion is Art. The event is co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour, with honorary chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos. According to multiple reports, the gala will celebrate the opening of the Costume Institute's new exhibition on May 10.
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The Met Gala 2026 will take place on May 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring a theme centered around Costume Art and a dress code of Fashion is Art. The event is co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour, with honorary chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos.
- Met Gala 2026 will celebrate the opening of the Costume Institute's new exhibition on May 10
- Tickets cost $100,000 each, up from $75,000 last year, with a table for 10 starting at $350,000
- Around 450 A-list guests are expected to attend this year's event
- The exhibition pairs garments with artworks and runs through January 10, 2027
- Anna Wintour’s motivation behind the Met Gala was driven by a rivalry with Harper's Bazaar editor Elizabeth Tilberis
The exhibition pairs garments with artworks to reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body and runs from May 10 through January 10, 2027. Tickets to the event cost $100,000 each, up from $75,000 last year, with a table for 10 starting at $350,000. Around 450 A-list guests are expected to attend this year's event.
The dress code invites guests to express their own relationship to fashion as an embodied art form. The gala will stream on Vogue's social media channels, including YouTube and TikTok, May 4 at 6 p.m. ET, with Ashley Graham, La La Anthony, and Cara Delevingne hosting the show.
The event is sponsored by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos, who are honorary chairs. The Gala Host Committee includes celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Lena Dunham, Sam Smith, Angela Bassett, Chase Sui Wonders, Gwendoline Christie, Lisa Misty Copeland, Teyana Taylor, and Zoe Kravitz.
According to Daily Mail, Anna Wintour’s motivation behind the Met Gala was driven by a rivalry with Harper's Bazaar editor Elizabeth Tilberis. The competition climaxed when Tilberis persuaded Princess Diana to attend the 1996 Met Gala, which led Wintour to become obsessed with making the event a success.
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