Beyoncé named co-chair of the 2026 Met Gala as the exhibition opens May 4

Beyoncé is set to co-chair the 2026 Met Gala on Monday, May 4, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (abc7ny.com) (metmuseum.org) She will serve alongside Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams, with Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams listed as part of the host committee. (abc7ny.com) (metmuseum.org) The gala’s dress code is “Fashion Is Art.” The exhibition it raises money for is titled “Costume Art,” and the Met says it opens to the public on May 10, 2026. (metmuseum.org 1) (metmuseum.org 2) The show will be the first in the Met’s new nearly 12,000-square-foot Condé Nast Galleries, a space adjacent to the Great Hall. (metmuseum.org 1) (metmuseum.org 2) The Met says “Costume Art” will bring together nearly 400 objects from its collection, pairing garments with paintings, sculpture and other works to trace links between clothing and the body. (metmuseum.org 1) (metmuseum.org 2) The exhibition focuses mainly on Western art from prehistory to the present, and the museum says the pairings range from formal and aesthetic echoes to political and symbolic connections. (metmuseum.org) ABC7 reported individual Met Gala tickets at $100,000, reflecting the event’s role as the Costume Institute’s annual fundraiser. The museum closes its Fifth Avenue building to the public on gala day. (abc7ny.com) (metmuseum.org) The Met says members get preview access starting May 5, with timed tickets released April 27 at noon Eastern for those early viewing days. (metmuseum.org) So the headline event is May 4, but the exhibition itself opens May 10. Beyoncé’s role puts one of the gala’s most watched regulars at the center of a fundraiser tied to a major new museum space. (abc7ny.com) (metmuseum.org)