On Monday, May 4, 2026, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City hosted the annual Met Gala, celebrating the opening of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, "Costume Art." The event marked the inauguration of the museum’s new Condé M. Nast Galleries and brought together actors, musicians, designers, athletes, and cultural figures for one of fashion’s most anticipated nights.

The exhibition explored the relationship between fashion and fine art by pairing historical and contemporary garments with paintings, sculptures, and objects spanning over 5,000 years of art history. Organized around themes centered on the human body — including the “Classical Body,” “Pregnant Body,” and “Aging Body” — the show examined…