Met Gala 2027 gets a new theme: What to know about extraORDINARY and its exhibition dates

The Met Gala is known for its show-stopping outfits, celebrity appearances, dramatic details and themes that explore deeper ideas about fashion and design. he Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has just announced the theme for its next edition in 2027: extraORDINARY. It follows the museum’s cancelation of a planned retrospective of British designer John Galliano after his anti-Semitic comments. So what does the new theme mean and how everyday and common objects can have unexpected meaning.

Met Gala 2027: When will the event and exhibition take place?

The 2027 Met Gala is scheduled for May 3, AFP reported. The exhibition, meanwhile, will open to the public on May 9, 2027, and run until January 9, 2028. The star-studded gala brings together notable personalities from the world of fashion and entertainment under one roof.

What is the new Met Gala 2027 theme?

Titled extraORDINARY, the exhibition will explore how design can reveal unexpected possibilities in everyday objects. According to a press release from the New York museum, it will examine the significance of ordinary things and the stories they can carry.


Andrew Bolton, curator at the Met's Costume Institute, said, "The ordinary is never quite as simple as it appears." He pointed to everyday clothing, including jeans, white shirts and sweatshirts, explaining that such pieces can hold traces of a person's life, habits and memories.

What will visitors see at the exhibition?

Around one-third of the exhibition will feature objects from the museum's own collection. The remaining pieces will come as loans from design houses or as gifts.

One notable loan will be an iconic 1930s puffer coat by designer Charles James, coming from London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The puffer section will also feature the well-known sleeping bag coat by designer Norma Kamali, AP reported.

Why was John Galliano's Met exhibition scrapped?

The exhibition was originally planned as a retrospective of British designer John Galliano. However, the museum and the designer announced in late August that it would not go ahead after criticism from donors and political figures over his past controversial remarks and the designer decided it was best for the exhibition to not take place at that time.

He also acknowledged the hurt caused by his past words, particularly to Jewish and Asian communities, and said he remained deeply sorry.