The 2020 Met Gala Will No Longer Happen This Year Again

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has come to a tough decision, concluding that there will no more Met Gala for 2020. Of course, the decision is due to the current global Covid-19 pandemic that is causing uncertainty. The event was previously announced for postponement back in March, but looking at the situation, there’s no option than calling it off for this year “due to the global health crisis.”

Met Gala, often held on the first Monday in the month of May is known for it’s extravagant and extraordinary fashion display and has been one of the biggest fashion nights in the past with a flock of superstars making appearances every year.

This year’s theme was expected to be a reflection of fashion as time to commemorate the Met’s 150th-anniversary. It was inspired by the great work of the 20th-century French philosopher, Henri Bergson, and the writings of Virginia Woolf.

 

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It’s that time! 🕰️ 💃 Thrilled to announce the @metcostumeinstitute spring 2020 exhibition, “About Time: Fashion and Duration,” opening ‪May 7 with the #MetGala ‪on May 4. #MetAboutTime will trace fashion from 1870 to today along a disruptive timeline, as part of The Met’s 150th anniversary celebration. ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Employing philosopher Henri Bergson’s concept of la durée—time that flows, accumulates, and is indivisible—the show will explore how clothes generate temporal associations that conflate the past, present, and future. The concept will also be examined through the writings of Virginia Woolf, who will serve as the “ghost narrator” of the exhibition. 👉 Learn more at the link in bio.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ This exhibition is made possible by @LouisVuitton. Additional support is provided by @CondeNast. ⁣ ⁣ 📸 David Bailey (British, born 1938). Surreal, 1980. © David Bailey. #TheMet #CostumeInstitute #Met150

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Although the annual event has officially been scrubbed, the Costume Institute’s exhibition, About Time: Fashion and Duration will still open its doors on October 29 and run through February 7, 2021.