Met Gala set for May 4

The 2026 Met Gala is set for Monday, May 4, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (metmuseum.org) This year’s gala is tied to the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, “Costume Art,” which opens to the public on May 10 and runs through January 10, 2027. (metmuseum.org) The Met says the exhibition will pair garments from the Costume Institute with paintings, sculpture, and other objects from across the museum to show how clothing and the body shape art. (metmuseum.org) The show will be the first exhibition in the museum’s new nearly 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries next to the Great Hall. (metmuseum.org) The gala remains the Costume Institute’s annual fundraiser, timed each year to the opening of its spring show on the first Monday in May. (metmuseum.org) (forbes.com) The 2026 dress code is “Fashion is Art,” a phrase Vogue-linked coverage says is meant to reflect the exhibition’s focus on the dressed body as an artistic subject. (vogue.sg) (abcnews.com) Vogue’s official red-carpet livestream is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Eastern on May 4 across its digital platforms. Ashley Graham, La La Anthony, and Cara Delevingne are set to host, and Emma Chamberlain is returning as red-carpet correspondent. (goodmorningamerica.com) (vogue.com.au) The co-chairs for the 2026 event are Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams, with Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos named honorary co-chairs. (today.com) (yahoo.com) The next public milestone comes after the gala: member preview days begin May 5, and timed preview tickets became available April 27 at noon Eastern. (metmuseum.org)