Met Gala 2024 Theme Revealed - Find Out What the Theme Is & Revisit Previous Themes!

The Spring 2024 exhibit will be: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”

Max Hollein, The Met’s Marina Kellen French Director and CEO, said: “This innovative show will push the boundaries of our imagination and invite us to experience many facets of a work, to learn more about its history, and, ultimately, to gain a deeper appreciation of its beauty.”

Here’s a description of the exhibition: “From a 17th century English Elizabethan-era bodice to 21st century acquisitions by designers including Phillip Lim, Stella McCartney, and Connor Ives, the core exhibit will span 400 years of history. Other pieces featured will include designs by Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, and many other canonical fashion creators. These will lie at the heart of a curation that aims to unstitch and enlighten our understanding of the natural world through the fashioning of dress and textiles.”

Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, said: “Fashion is one of the most emotional artistic forms because of its connection to the body. It is imbued with memory and emotions, and we relate to it very much via our senses. One thing I hope this show will activate is that sensorial appreciation of fashion.”

The 2024 exhibition will run from May 10–September 2, 2024, and will open to the public following the May 6, 2024 Met Gala, which provides The Costume Institute with its primary source of funding for all activities.

Find out what the themes of the last few years have been…