Met Cancels John Galliano Exhibit
The Met scrapped a planned John Galliano exhibit after backlash over his antisemitic remarks.
August 31, 2026 · Updated Aug 31, 8:00pm ET
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What happened
The Metropolitan Museum of Art canceled “John Galliano
John GallianoBritish fashion designer (born 1960): Horizons,” the planned May 2027 Costume Institute exhibition that was to launch the 2027 Met Gala. Galliano said he decided after reflection and discussions that the show should not proceed because he did not want to put the Costume Institute in a difficult position. The plan drew backlash from Jewish leaders and others over his 2011 French hate-crime conviction for antisemitic and racist remarks made in Paris in 2010. Galliano was fired from Dior in 2011.
