Met Gala - wikipedia Met Gala This article is about The Costume Institute Gala. For Metropolitan Opera Gala information, see Met Gala ( opera ). Met Gala Genre Fundraising gala Location ( s ) Metropolitan Museum of Art, Costume Institute New York City, New York Years active 1948 -- present Most recent 7 May 2018 Next event 6 May 2019 Website Costume Institute Gala Metropolitan Museum of Art where the Met Gala is held annually. The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 's Costume Institute in New York City. It marks the grand opening of the Costume Institute 's annual fashion exhibit. Each year 's event celebrates the theme of that year 's Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night, since guests are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit. Contents 1 Details 2 Themes 2.1 Gallery 3 Honorary Event Day Chairs 4 Controversy 5 Notes 6 External links Details Institute Gala is a major fundraising benefit that serves as an opening celebration for the Institute 's annual fashion exhibit. Following the event, the exhibition runs for several months. The 2014 exhibition was scheduled to run from May 8 until August 10, 2014. The Gala is widely regarded as one of the most exclusive social events in New York and one of the biggest fundraising nights in the city with $9 million raised in 2013 and a record of $12 million the following year. It is one of the most notable sources of funding for the Institute. The affair, attended by personalities from the arts, fashion, high - society, film, and music, has been held at the Met since 1948 and is considered to be the fashion industry 's premier annual red carpet event. Its red carpet fashions are widely photographed, reviewed, critiqued, and emulated. The museum is closed to the general public on the first Monday of May due to the gala occurring. Anna Wintour, Vogue editor - in - chief and a chair of the event since 1995 ( excluding 1996 and 1998 ), oversees both the benefit committee and the guest list, with Vogue staffers helping assemble the list of invitees. According to Cathy Horyn of The New York Times, the gathering rivals the West Coast 's Vanity Fair Oscar Party, which is said to have more `` star power '' but less fashion panache. In 2014, the individual tickets cost $30,000 for those outside the official guest list, after prices were raised $10,000 to increase the exclusivity of the event. The annual guest list includes only 650 -- 700 people. Themes Each year the event has a theme, and includes a cocktail hour and a formal dinner. During the cocktail hour, guests arrive to walk on the red carpet, tour the year 's special themed exhibition, and be seated before the dinner party that includes entertainment from the preeminent entertainers of the day. The theme not only sets the tone for the annual exhibit, but also for the guests who attempt to dress to uphold the theme of the year, oftentimes causing runs on certain fashion themes among the world 's leading fashion retailers. Sometimes, such as in 2013, the theme is a bit befuddling because it does not provide a clear stylistic directive, while at other times, such as 2014 the theme may be far more challenging to one gender than the other. 1971 -- 1972 : Fashion Plate ( October 1971 -- January 1972 ) 1972 -- 1973 : Untailored Garments ( January -- July 1972 ) 1973 -- 1974 : The World of Balenciaga ( March -- September 1973 ) 1974 -- 1975 : Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design ( November 1974 -- August 1975 ) 1975 -- 1976 : American Women of Style ( December 1975 -- August 1976 ) 1976 -- 1977 : The Glory of Russian Costume ( December 1976 -- August 1977 ) 1977 -- 1978 : Vanity Fair : A Treasure Trove ( December 1977 -- September 1978 ) 1978 -- 1979 : Diaghilev : Costumes and Designs of the Ballets Russes ( November 1978 -- June 1979 ) 1979 -- 1980 : Fashions of the Habsburg Era : Austria - Hungary ( December 1979 -- August 1980 ) 1980 -- 1981 : The Manchu Dragon : Costumes of China, the Chi'ng Dynasty ( December 1980 -- August 1981 ) 1981 -- 1982 : The Eighteenth - Century Woman ( December 1981 -- September 1982 ) 1982 -- 1983 : La Belle Époque ( December 1982 -- September 1983 ) 1983 -- 1984 : Yves Saint Laurent : 25 Years of Design ( December 1983 -- September 1984 ) 1984 -- 1985 : Man and the Horse ( December 1984 -- September 1985 ) 1985 -- 1986 : Costumes of Royal India ( December 1985 -- August 1986 ) 1986 -- 1987 : Dance ( December 1986 -- September 1987 ) 1987 -- 1988 : In Style : Celebrating Fifty Years of the Costume Institute ( November 1987 -- April 1988 ) 1988 -- 1989 : From Queen to Empress : Victorian Dress 1837 -- 1877 ( December 1988 -- April 1989 ) 1989 -- 1990 : The Age of Napoleon : Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789 -- 1815 ( December 1989 -- April 1990 ) 1990 -- 1991 : Théâtre de la Mode -- Fashion Dolls : The Survival of Haute Couture ( December 1990 -- April 1991 ) 1991 -- 1992 : Gala held, but no concurrent costume exhibition 1992 -- 1993 : Fashion and History : A Dialogue ( December 1992 -- March 1993 ) 1993 -- 1994 : Diana Vreeland : Immoderate Style ( December 1993 -- March 1994 ) 1994 -- 1995 : Orientalism : Visions of the East in western dress ( December 1994 -- March 1995 ) 1995 -- 1996 : Haute Couture ( December 1995 -- March 1996 ) 1996 -- 1997 : Christian Dior ( December 1996 -- March 1997 ) 1997 -- 1998 : Gianni Versace ( December 1997 -- March 1998 ) 1998 -- 1999 : Cubism and Fashion ( December 10, 1998 -- March 14, 1999 ) 1999 -- 2000 : Rock Style ( December 9, 1999 -- March 19, 2000 ) 2000 -- 2001 : No costume exhibition gala presented 2001 : Jacqueline Kennedy : The White House Years ( May 1 -- July 29, 2001 ) 2001 -- 2002 : No costume exhibition gala presented 2003 : Goddess : The Classical Mode ( May 1 -- August 3, 2003 ) 2004 : Dangerous Liaisons : Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century ( April 2 ?, -- August 8, 2004 ) 2005 : The House of Chanel ( May 5 -- August 7, 2005 ) 2006 : AngloMania : Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion ( May 3 -- September 6, 2006 ) 2007 : Poiret : King of Fashion ( May 9 -- August 5, 2007 ) 2008 : Superheroes : Fashion and Fantasy ( May 7 -- September 1, 2008 ) 2009 : The Model As Muse : Embodying Fashion ( May 6 -- August 9, 2009 ) 2010 : American Woman : Fashioning a National Identity ( May 5 -- August 10, 2010 ) 2011 : Alexander McQueen : Savage Beauty ( May 4 -- August 7, 2011 ) 2012 : Schiaparelli and Prada : Impossible Conversations ( May 10 -- August 19, 2012 ) 2013 : Punk : Chaos to Couture ( May 9 -- August 14, 2013 ) 2014 : Charles James : Beyond Fashion ( May 8 -- August 10, 2014 ) 2015 : China : Through the Looking Glass ( May 7 -- September 7, 2015 ) 2016 : Manus x Machina : Fashion In An Age Of Technology 2017 : Rei Kawakubo / Comme des Garçons : Art of the In - Between 2018 : Heavenly Bodies : Fashion and the Catholic Imagination ( May 10 -- October 8, 2018 ) Gallery Guo Pei gown displayed at `` China : Through the Looking Glass '' in 2015 Balenciaga dress with a Chinese floral motif Savage Beauty exhibition The 2015 Gala and its theme of `` China : Through the Looking Glass '' became the subject of a documentary -- The First Monday in May ' directed by Andrew Rossi produced by Condé Nast Entertainment, Vogue, and Relativity Studios. 225 approved photographers, reporters, and social media participants documented the event for the documentary. All other attendees were forbidden from using social media at the event. Guests received notices about the restriction of selfies and social media inside the gala. The no - selfie ordinance was extended to the following editions of the Met Gala. Honorary event day chairs In addition to Wintour 's role of chairing the whole event, there are annual chairs and co-chairs for the day of the event. The list of past honorary event day chairs includes the following : 1995 : Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace December 7, 1998 : None December 6, 1999 : None April 23, 2001 : Caroline Kennedy and Edwin A. Schlossberg April 28, 2003 : None April 26, 2004 : Jacob Rothschild and Jayne Wrightsman May 2, 2005 : Caroline, Princess of Hanover May 1, 2006 : Rose Marie Bravo and Stoker Cavendish May 7, 2007 : François - Henri Pinault May 5, 2008 : Giorgio Armani Julia Roberts May 4, 2009 : Marc Jacobs May 3, 2010 : Brando Marler May 2, 2011 : François - Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek May 7, 2012 : Jeff Bezos May 6, 2013 : Beyoncé May 5, 2014 : Aerin Lauder May 4, 2015 : Silas Chou May 2, 2016 : Taylor Swift May 1, 2017 : Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams May 7, 2018 : Amal Clooney, Rihanna, and Donatella Versace Controversy In 2015, the theme `` China : Through the Looking Glass '' was previously named `` Chinese Whispers : Tales of the East in Art, Film and Fashion ''. The same year 's theme was met with critics saying it was `` A reminder of the subtle institutionalised racism that 's been compounded by centuries of Asian isolationism across the board, and enduring Western stereotypes exacerbated by ignorance and the meme - able nature of social media. '' In 2016, Madonna, whilst channeling the theme `` Manus x Machina : Fashion in an Age of Technology '', provided one of the most controversial outfits in the gala 's history. She appeared in an ensemble designed by Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci exposing both her breasts and buttocks. Madonna hit back on her official social media channels by stating `` We have fought and continue to fight for civil rights and gay rights around the world. When it comes to women 's rights we are still in the dark ages. My dress at the Met Ball was a political statement as well as a fashion statement ''. The 2018 Gala had a Roman Catholic theme, and included Rihanna wearing a papal mitre. Critics on social media called it `` blasphemous '' and `` sacrilegious cosplay '', even though the Catholic Church lent more than forty papal vestments from the Vatican and Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan attended. Kyle Smith argued that the Catholic Church was in fact `` abetting the mockery of its symbols ''. Catholic apologist Michael Voris has criticized Cardinal Dolan for attending the 2018 Met Gala. Notes Jump up ^ Borrelli - Persson, Laird. `` A History of the Met Gala in 60 Seconds, Narrated by Vogue 's Hamish Bowles ''. Vogue. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` The Costume Institute The Metropolitan Museum of Art ''. www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 17. Jump up ^ Whitworth, Melissa ( 2011 - 04 - 28 ). `` Countdown to the Met Ball 2011 ''. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` First Look : Inside the Met for Tonight 's Costume Institute Gala ''. New York. May 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 04. 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To salute the fashion industry of New York, whose tireless efforts and financial contributions were instrumental in making the new Costume Institute a reality, the Museum will present Fashion Plate in the Costume Institute in the fall of 1971... Fashion Plate will be the first of these gallery installations -- the inaugural exhibition. ^ Jump up to : `` Museum Exhibitions 1870 -- 2012 '' ( PDF ). Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Costume Institute opens new exhibition '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. January 1972. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 23. The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its second exhibition on Wednesday, January 26. Entitled Untailored Garments it presents a diverse assemblage of clothing -- mostly non-European in origin -- which is folded and draped on the human body rather than cut and seamed. Jump up ^ `` Around Town : Museums ''. New York : 26. June 19, 1972. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 23. 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Jump up ^ Morris, Bernadine ( December 4, 1984 ). `` At Costume Institute Show, Equestrian is the Theme ''. New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2014. Jump up ^ Morris, Bernadine ( December 10, 1985 ). `` A Celebration of Royal India 's Fashions ''. New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014. Jump up ^ Morris, Bernadine ( December 10, 1986 ). `` Amid Costumes A Little Night Music ''. New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2014. Jump up ^ Morris, Bernadine ( December 8, 1997 ). `` Spectacular outfits abound at 15th annual costume gala ''. New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2014. Jump up ^ Morris, Bernadine ( December 6, 1988 ). `` Costume Show : Victorian Elegance ''. New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` In Decked Halls, Wassails ''. New York Times. December 15, 1991. Retrieved 26 May 2014. Jump up ^ Morris, Bernadine ( December 8, 1992 ). `` Review / Fashion ; Costume Change At the Met ''. New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` EVENING HOURS ; The Ladies in Red ''. 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Retrieved 26 May 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Metropolitan Museum to Present Unprecedented Chanel Exhibition '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. May 2005. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` AngloMania : Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. April 22, 2006. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` '' Poiret : King of Fashion '' at Metropolitan Museum 's Costume Institute to Celebrate Paul Poiret, Visionary Artist - Couturier of Early 20th Century '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. April 22, 2006. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Poiret 's Descendents ''. runway.blogs.nytimes.com/. New York Times. May 8, 2007. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` Metropolitan Museum 's Costume Institute Salutes Power of `` Superheroes '' Imagery in Fashion '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. May 2008. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ Wilson, Eric ( May 6, 2008 ). `` Stars and Superheroes Sparkle at Museum Gala ''. New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Model as Muse Embodying Fashion ''. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` Metropolitan Museum 's Costume Institute Explores Role of Fashion Models as Muses of Recent Eras '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. May 2009. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ Wilson, Eric ( May 4, 2009 ). `` A Museum Gala Where High Cheekbones and Higher Hemlines Rule ''. New York Times. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` '' American Woman : Fashioning a National Identity '' at Metropolitan Museum to Open May 5, 2010 ; First Costume Institute Exhibition Based on Renowned Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. May 3, 2010. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ Horyn, Cathy ( May 3, 2010 ). `` American Women on the March ''. New York Times. 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Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ Armstrong, Lisa ( May 7, 2013 ). `` Met Ball 2013 : The Punk Parade ''. Telegraph. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` Charles James : Beyond Fashion May 8 -- August 10, 2014 '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. April 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ Trebay, Guy ( May 7, 2014 ). `` Inside the Met Ball : Sculptures in Silk ''. New York Times. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ Moore, Booth. `` Met Costume Institute Gala : Beyond fashion indeed ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` China : Through the Looking Glass : Costume Institute 's Spring 2015 Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum to Focus on Chinese Imagery in Art, Film, and Fashion '' ( Press release ). New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. April 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` Manus x Machina : Fashion in an Age of Technology ''. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2016 - 05 - 02. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Costume Institute 's Spring 2017 Exhibition at The Met to Focus on Rei Kawakubo and the Art of the In - Between ''. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2016 - 10 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Met Gala 2018 Theme Revealed : `` Heavenly Bodies : Fashion and the Catholic Imagination '' '' ( Press release ). New York : Vogue. November 8, 2017. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ Chan, Stephanie ( 2015 - 04 - 16 ). `` The Met Gala Is Getting the Documentary Treatment ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ Friedman, Vanessa ( 2015 - 05 - 02 ). `` It 's Called the Met Gala, but It 's Definitely Anna Wintour 's Party ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ Chan, Stephanie ( 2015 - 05 - 01 ). `` Met Gala : No Selfies Allowed ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Selfies Banned Inside Met Gala ? ! ''. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 05. 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Answer: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination