Met Gala brings in a file USD 17.4 million

By PTI

NEW YORK: All that “gilded glamour” introduced in some actual gold. This yr’s Met Gala earned a file USD 17.4 million, museum officers mentioned. 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 reveals like the present “In America: An 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 vogue.

The gala is historically held the primary Monday in May, however due to the pandemic, the 2021 model was held final September.

The two galas collectively introduced in USD 33.7 million, the institute mentioned on Tuesday. The theme of Monday’s gala was “gilded glamour. ” Monday’s gala introduced collectively about 400 friends ” among the largest names from vogue, leisure, sports activities and past.