All that “gilded glamor” introduced in some actual gold. This 12 months’s Met Gala earned a file $17.4 million, museum officers mentioned Tuesday.
The annual gala is a fundraiser for the self-funding Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The cash pays for working the institute and placing on annual blockbuster exhibits like the present “In America: Anthology of Fashion” which was launched on the gala Monday night time and opens to the general public May 7. That exhibit is a part of a broader two-part exhibit exploring the roots of American style.
The gala is historically held on the primary Monday in May, however due to the pandemic, the 2021 model was held final September. The two galas introduced collectively in $33.7 million, the institute mentioned.
The theme of Monday’s gala was “gilded glamor.”
Monday’s gala introduced collectively about 400 visitors — among the largest names from styleleisure, sports activities and past.
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