Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano
Culture Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano September 1, 20261:43 AM ET By The Associated Press FILE - Fashion designer John Galliano poses at the end of the presentation of the Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2010 fashion collection on Jan. "John Galliano: Horizons," the high-profile spring Costume Institute exhibit that was to be launched by the annual Met Gala next May, will be replaced by another exhibit, the museum said Monday. "Following thoughtful discussions with John Galliano, we have together decided not to proceed with the exhibition," Max Hollein, director and CEO of the museum, announced in a statement.
- ▪Culture Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano September 1, 20261:43 AM ET By The Associated Press FILE - Fashion designer John Galliano poses at the end of the presentation of the Dior Haut
- ▪"John Galliano: Horizons," the high-profile spring Costume Institute exhibit that was to be launched by the annual Met Gala next May, will be replaced by another exhibit, the museum said Monday.
- ▪"Following thoughtful discussions with John Galliano, we have together decided not to proceed with the exhibition," Max Hollein, director and CEO of the museum, announced in a statement.
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Culture Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano September 1, 20261:43 AM ET By The Associated Press FILE - Fashion designer John Galliano poses at the end of the presentation of the Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2010 fashion collection on Jan. 25, 2010, in Paris. Jacques Brinon/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacques Brinon/AP NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano — plans that had led to bitter backlash from the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.
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