Met Weighs 1-Week Met Gala Delay as John Galliano Show Sparks Backlash
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Updated · Jewish Insider · Aug 30
Met Weighs 1-Week Met Gala Delay as John Galliano Show Sparks Backlash
3 articles · Updated · Jewish Insider · Aug 30
Summary
The Met’s board is considering moving the 2027 Met Gala from the first Monday in May to the following week after criticism that the event would coincide with Yom HaShoah.
That date scrutiny has intensified a broader backlash over the museum’s plan to stage “John Galliano: Horizons,” honoring a designer convicted in France in 2011 over antisemitic remarks.
Julie Menin, New York City Council’s first Jewish speaker, called the exhibition “a serious mistake,” while some donors have warned they will pull financial support if it proceeds.
The museum says it has consulted Jewish leaders and is shaping a plan that meets its ethical standards; some, including ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt, say Galliano has made sincere amends, while others remain unconvinced.