The Met Gala will return on Monday, May 4, 2026, marking the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring exhibition. The annual fundraiser, formally known as the Costume Institute Benefit, will once again set the tone for global fashion conversations. The exhibition will be open to the public from May 10, 2026, till January 10, 2027, inside the newly opened Condé M. Nast Galleries. This year’s sponsors include Saint Laurent, Condé Nast, and Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sánchez Bezos.

The 2026 theme is titled 'Costume Art'. The exhibition focuses on how clothing and the body interact, and how the human form shows up across The Met’s vast collection. No matter which gallery you walk into, curators say the idea of the dressed body appears in some shape or form.

Visitors will see nearly 200

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