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(00:00):
Starting May 10th, 2026, CostumeArt will feature artworks from
across the Met Collection in dialogue with garments from the
Costume Institute. The show will inaugurate the new
nearly 12,000 square foot galleries adjacent to the Great
Hall, which will display the Costume Institute S annual
(00:20):
Spring show and be named for thelate Cone Down M Nast.
In recognition of a lead gift from the company, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the Costume
Institute S Spring 2026 exhibition, Costume Art, which
will examine the centrality of the dressed body, juxtaposing
objects from across the museum Svast collection with historical
(00:43):
and contemporary garments from the Costume Institute.
The exhibition will inaugurate major new galleries adjacent to
the Great Hall, which will display the Costume Institute S
annual Spring exhibition. In recognition of a significant
lead gift from Cone de Nast, thenearly 12,000 square foot space
(01:04):
will be named for the company S founder, the late Cone de M
Nast. Additional generous
contributions toward the renovation are provided by Tom
Brown and Michael Kors and LanceLE Pier.
Further support is provided by Met trustee Erin Lauder, Tory
Burch, LLC, Nancy C and Richard R Rogers, as well as Met trustee
(01:28):
Amy Griffin and John Griffin. Focusing primarily on Western
art from prehistory to the present, costume art will be
organized into a series of thematic body types that reflect
their ubiquity and endurance through time and space.
These comparisons will highlightthe inextricable relationship
between clothing and the body and reveal that artistic
(01:50):
representations of the body are shaped by the garments that
clothe them, and that the garments, in turn, are shaped by
the bodies which they clothe. The show will be on view at the
Met 5th Ave. from May 10th, 2026through January 10th, 2027 to
celebrate the opening of the Spring 2026 exhibition.
(02:14):
The Costume Institute Benefit, also known as the Met Gala
Registered, will take place on Monday, May 4th.
The event as Co Chairs and Honorary Chairs will be
announced in the coming months along with members of the Gala
Host Committee. The Met Gala Registered takes
place annually on the first Monday in May.
(02:34):
The funds raised provide the Costume Institute with its
primary source of annual fundingfor exhibitions, publications,
acquisitions and operations, andalso support other museum
activities. The exhibition and benefit are
made possible by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos.
(02:54):
Additional support is provided by saint-laurent and Conde Nest.
The catalog is made possible by Saint-laurent Max Holland.
The Met S Marina Kellen, French director and chief executive
officer, said Costume Art will present a dynamic and scholarly
conversation between garments from the Costume Institute and
(03:16):
an array of artworks from acrossthe Met S vast collection,
elevating universal and timelessthemes while bringing forward
new ideas and ways of seeing. This immensely creative and
collaborative exhibition will demonstrate the museum S
innovative and forward thinking approach to presenting Costume
Institute exhibitions and will highlight the Mets unique
(03:37):
ability to position fashion within the context of more than
5000 years of art represented inits collection.
The newly designed, state-of-the-art Cone DA and
Nast galleries further reflect the Mets commitment to
displaying and appreciating fashion as an art form, and also
to continually investing in gallery improvement projects
(03:58):
that will benefit our visitors for generations to come.
We are deeply grateful to all ofour donors for their remarkable
generosity to create these new grand public galleries, Andrew
Bolton, Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute, added.
For the Costume Institute S inaugural exhibition in the
(04:19):
Conda and Nast Galleries, I wanted to focus on the
centrality of the dressed body within the museum, connecting
artistic representations of the body with fashion as an embodied
art form. Rather than prioritizing fashion
S visuality, which often comes at the expense of the corporeal,
costume art privileges its materiality and the indivisible
(04:42):
connection between our bodies and the clothes we wear.
The opening of the new gallerieswill mark a pivotal moment for
the department, one that acknowledges the critical role
that fashion plays not only within art history but also
within contemporary culture. I am grateful to Max for his
support and to the generous donors to the galleries for
(05:03):
their belief in fashion as transformative possibilities.
Costume Art will present a series of thematic body types,
ranging from those that are pervasive across the museum,
such as the naked body and the classical body, to those that
have traditionally been overlooked, such as the pregnant
body and the aging body, to those that reflect shared bodily
(05:26):
characteristics and experiences,such as the anatomical body and
the mortal body. Pairings between fashions and
artworks will present a spectrumof connections from the formal
to the conceptual, the aestheticto the political, the individual
to the universal, the illustrative to the symbolic,
(05:46):
and the playful to the profound.The objects will be displayed on
traditional pedestals and platforms commonly used by art
museums, but in contrast to how they have been used to convey
value, status and significance in costume art.
These physical structures will be employed in costume art to
represent equivalency between types of artworks and types of
(06:09):
bodies. In addition to the Costume
Institute S annual spring exhibition, the Cone da M Nast
Galleries will at times also display shows from the museum S
other curatorial departments, including those that explore the
intersection of fashion and art.The Costume Art Exhibition and
the galleries are designed by Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich
(06:32):
of the Brooklyn based architecture firm Peterson Rich
Office Pro. The opening of the galleries is
the first of two major institutional initiatives
comprising several components related to the Great Hall that
will transform visitors experience at this important
Nexus of the museum. The second initiative will
encompass the activation of the Met S entrance at 83rd St. and
(06:55):
5th Ave. as well as the re envisioning of the Met S dining
and retail spaces and remageningof the Met Store Alongside Pro
as Design architect, Bayer Blinder Bell Architects, LLP
will serve as the executive architect for both initiatives.
Additional details related to the dining and retail
(07:15):
activations will be released at a later date.
Credits The exhibition is organized by Andrew Bolton,
curator in charge, the Costume Institute, with the support of
Costume Institute staff, Stephanie Kramer, senior
research associate, Ayaka Itza, research associate, and Emily
(07:37):
Mushaben, research associate. The exhibition will be designed
by Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich of Peterson Rich Office Pro
Additionally, artist Samar Haezawill create bespoke heads for
the show as mannequins. Programming.
The Met will host a series of public programs and events that
(07:58):
will explore various elements and themes presented in the
exhibition. Further information will be
released in 2026. Related Content An illustrated
catalog written by Bolton will accompany the show and feature
new imagery by artist Julie Wolf, photographer Paul
Westlake, and stylist, editor and designer Natalie Agazzal,
(08:22):
with an introduction by Doctor Llewellyn Negrin, head of and
Senior Lecturer in Art and Design Theory at the School of
Art, University of Tasmania, Australia, and an epilogue by
Andrew Solomon. The book will be published by
the Metropolitan Museum of Art and distributed internationally
by Yale University Press. Additionally, a limited edition
(08:46):
deluxe publication will be available exclusively at the Met
Store. Join the conversation about the
exhibition and gala on social media, Met Costume Art, Costume
Institute at Met Costume Institute and Met Gala.
Starting May 10th, 2026, CostumeArt will feature artworks from
across the Met Collection in dialogue with garments from the
Costume Institute. The show will inaugurate the new
nearly 12,000 square foot galleries adjacent to the Great
Hall, which will display the Costume Institute S annual
(00:20):
Spring show and be named for thelate Cone Down M Nast.
In recognition of a lead gift from the company, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the Costume
Institute S Spring 2026 exhibition, Costume Art, which
will examine the centrality of the dressed body, juxtaposing
objects from across the museum Svast collection with historical
(00:43):
and contemporary garments from the Costume Institute.
The exhibition will inaugurate major new galleries adjacent to
the Great Hall, which will display the Costume Institute S
annual Spring exhibition. In recognition of a significant
lead gift from Cone de Nast, thenearly 12,000 square foot space
(01:04):
will be named for the company S founder, the late Cone de M
Nast. Additional generous
contributions toward the renovation are provided by Tom
Brown and Michael Kors and LanceLE Pier.
Further support is provided by Met trustee Erin Lauder, Tory
Burch, LLC, Nancy C and Richard R Rogers, as well as Met trustee
(01:28):
Amy Griffin and John Griffin. Focusing primarily on Western
art from prehistory to the present, costume art will be
organized into a series of thematic body types that reflect
their ubiquity and endurance through time and space.
These comparisons will highlightthe inextricable relationship
between clothing and the body and reveal that artistic
(01:50):
representations of the body are shaped by the garments that
clothe them, and that the garments, in turn, are shaped by
the bodies which they clothe. The show will be on view at the
Met 5th Ave. from May 10th, 2026through January 10th, 2027 to
celebrate the opening of the Spring 2026 exhibition.
(02:14):
The Costume Institute Benefit, also known as the Met Gala
Registered, will take place on Monday, May 4th.
The event as Co Chairs and Honorary Chairs will be
announced in the coming months along with members of the Gala
Host Committee. The Met Gala Registered takes
place annually on the first Monday in May.
(02:34):
The funds raised provide the Costume Institute with its
primary source of annual fundingfor exhibitions, publications,
acquisitions and operations, andalso support other museum
activities. The exhibition and benefit are
made possible by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos.
(02:54):
Additional support is provided by saint-laurent and Conde Nest.
The catalog is made possible by Saint-laurent Max Holland.
The Met S Marina Kellen, French director and chief executive
officer, said Costume Art will present a dynamic and scholarly
conversation between garments from the Costume Institute and
(03:16):
an array of artworks from acrossthe Met S vast collection,
elevating universal and timelessthemes while bringing forward
new ideas and ways of seeing. This immensely creative and
collaborative exhibition will demonstrate the museum S
innovative and forward thinking approach to presenting Costume
Institute exhibitions and will highlight the Mets unique
(03:37):
ability to position fashion within the context of more than
5000 years of art represented inits collection.
The newly designed, state-of-the-art Cone DA and
Nast galleries further reflect the Mets commitment to
displaying and appreciating fashion as an art form, and also
to continually investing in gallery improvement projects
(03:58):
that will benefit our visitors for generations to come.
We are deeply grateful to all ofour donors for their remarkable
generosity to create these new grand public galleries, Andrew
Bolton, Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute, added.
For the Costume Institute S inaugural exhibition in the
(04:19):
Conda and Nast Galleries, I wanted to focus on the
centrality of the dressed body within the museum, connecting
artistic representations of the body with fashion as an embodied
art form. Rather than prioritizing fashion
S visuality, which often comes at the expense of the corporeal,
costume art privileges its materiality and the indivisible
(04:42):
connection between our bodies and the clothes we wear.
The opening of the new gallerieswill mark a pivotal moment for
the department, one that acknowledges the critical role
that fashion plays not only within art history but also
within contemporary culture. I am grateful to Max for his
support and to the generous donors to the galleries for
(05:03):
their belief in fashion as transformative possibilities.
Costume Art will present a series of thematic body types,
ranging from those that are pervasive across the museum,
such as the naked body and the classical body, to those that
have traditionally been overlooked, such as the pregnant
body and the aging body, to those that reflect shared bodily
(05:26):
characteristics and experiences,such as the anatomical body and
the mortal body. Pairings between fashions and
artworks will present a spectrumof connections from the formal
to the conceptual, the aestheticto the political, the individual
to the universal, the illustrative to the symbolic,
(05:46):
and the playful to the profound.The objects will be displayed on
traditional pedestals and platforms commonly used by art
museums, but in contrast to how they have been used to convey
value, status and significance in costume art.
These physical structures will be employed in costume art to
represent equivalency between types of artworks and types of
(06:09):
bodies. In addition to the Costume
Institute S annual spring exhibition, the Cone da M Nast
Galleries will at times also display shows from the museum S
other curatorial departments, including those that explore the
intersection of fashion and art.The Costume Art Exhibition and
the galleries are designed by Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich
(06:32):
of the Brooklyn based architecture firm Peterson Rich
Office Pro. The opening of the galleries is
the first of two major institutional initiatives
comprising several components related to the Great Hall that
will transform visitors experience at this important
Nexus of the museum. The second initiative will
encompass the activation of the Met S entrance at 83rd St. and
(06:55):
5th Ave. as well as the re envisioning of the Met S dining
and retail spaces and remageningof the Met Store Alongside Pro
as Design architect, Bayer Blinder Bell Architects, LLP
will serve as the executive architect for both initiatives.
Additional details related to the dining and retail
(07:15):
activations will be released at a later date.
Credits The exhibition is organized by Andrew Bolton,
curator in charge, the Costume Institute, with the support of
Costume Institute staff, Stephanie Kramer, senior
research associate, Ayaka Itza, research associate, and Emily
(07:37):
Mushaben, research associate. The exhibition will be designed
by Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich of Peterson Rich Office Pro
Additionally, artist Samar Haezawill create bespoke heads for
the show as mannequins. Programming.
The Met will host a series of public programs and events that
(07:58):
will explore various elements and themes presented in the
exhibition. Further information will be
released in 2026. Related Content An illustrated
catalog written by Bolton will accompany the show and feature
new imagery by artist Julie Wolf, photographer Paul
Westlake, and stylist, editor and designer Natalie Agazzal,
(08:22):
with an introduction by Doctor Llewellyn Negrin, head of and
Senior Lecturer in Art and Design Theory at the School of
Art, University of Tasmania, Australia, and an epilogue by
Andrew Solomon. The book will be published by
the Metropolitan Museum of Art and distributed internationally
by Yale University Press. Additionally, a limited edition
(08:46):
deluxe publication will be available exclusively at the Met
Store. Join the conversation about the
exhibition and gala on social media, Met Costume Art, Costume
Institute at Met Costume Institute and Met Gala.
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