Met Gala 2026 Set for Today with 'Costume Art' Theme and Beyoncé as Co-Host
The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts the 2026 Met Gala on May 4, featuring the 'Costume Art' theme and 'Fashion is Art' dress code. Co-hosts include Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour, with Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos as honorary chairs. The event funds the Costume Institute's exhibition running through January 2027.
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news.google.comThe Met Gala 2026 is scheduled for today, May 4, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The theme is 'Costume Art', with a dress code of 'Fashion is Art'. Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour are co-hosts.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos serve as honorary chairs and provide funding for the event and exhibition. Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz are co-chairs of the host committee, with Saint Laurent underwriting the 'Costume Art' exhibition. The accompanying exhibition explores depictions of the dressed body across the Met’s vast collection, pairing garments with artworks.
It will display 400 outfits and objects spanning 5,000 years and run from May 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027. The Costume Institute's new space, named Condé M. Nast Galleries, measures nearly 12,000 square feet and is located in the museum’s Great Hall.
Around 450 guests are expected, with arrivals beginning at about 18:00 EST. Members of the host committee include Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, and Lisa from Blackpink. Page Six reported that attendees will include Kim Kardashian, Hailey Bieber, Julia Garner, Alexa Chung, and Gabrielle Union.
Individual tickets cost $100,000, according to The New York Times, while tables start at $350,000. Individual tickets are also reported to cost about $75,000, with tables costing upwards of $350,000. The 2025 Met Gala raised $31 million, compared to $26 million in 2024.
Beyoncé last attended the Met Gala in 2016. Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon's chief executive four years ago. Anna Wintour has chaired the Met Gala since 1995. The 2025 Met Gala theme was 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style'.
The 2024 theme was 'Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking'. The 2023 theme involved tributes to Karl Lagerfeld. The 2022 theme was inspired by the gilded age. The 2021 theme involved embracing Americana.
The 2019 theme was camp style. The 2018 theme explored Catholicism. There was no Met Gala in 2020 due to Covid.
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Met Gala 2026 held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with 'Costume Art' theme.
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Costume Art exhibition opens and runs.
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Met Gala 2025 with 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' theme raises $31 million.
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Met Gala 2024 with 'Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking' theme raises $26 million.
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Beyoncé last attends the Met Gala.
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Anna Wintour begins chairing the Met Gala.
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Potential Impact
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Generates media coverage and publicity for attending celebrities and sponsors.
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Increases visibility for the new Condé M. Nast Galleries and extended exhibition period.
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Influences fashion trends through red carpet interpretations of the theme.
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Raises funds for the Costume Institute, potentially exceeding previous years' totals.
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Boosts tourism and local economy in New York City on event day.
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