Met Gala hosts include Beyoncé and Kidman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has named Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour as co-chairs of the 2026 Met Gala on Monday, May 4. (metmuseum.org) The museum announced the lineup in a press release about its spring 2026 Costume Institute exhibition. The gala is the benefit that marks the show’s opening each year. (metmuseum.org) The 2026 exhibition is titled “Costume Art.” It will be on view at The Met Fifth Avenue from May 10, 2026, through January 10, 2027. (metmuseum.org) That gives the host list an official source after weeks of advance guides and rumor-heavy coverage about next year’s gala. The Met’s release names four co-chairs and sets the date. (metmuseum.org) The announcement also shows the annual benefit keeping its usual cross-industry formula: a pop superstar, an Oscar-winning actor, a Grand Slam tennis champion and Vogue’s editor in chief. Anna Wintour’s role continues a long-running pattern of her involvement with the event and the Costume Institute. (metmuseum.org 1) (metmuseum.org 2) The Met describes the Costume Institute as a curatorial department with a collection of more than 33,000 costumes and accessories spanning seven centuries. The gala functions as its annual fundraising showcase. (metmuseum.org) For comparison, The Met’s February 4, 2025 announcement for the 2025 gala named Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour as co-chairs, with LeBron James as honorary chair. (metmuseum.org) This time, the museum has settled the basic question of who is hosting. The next round of Met Gala attention will shift from speculation to the May 4 red carpet and the opening of “Costume Art.” (metmuseum.org)