Beyoncé, Kidman, Williams, Wintour to Co-Chair 2024 Met Gala; Kravitz and Vaccarello Tapped for 2026 Leadership
Beyoncé, Kidman, Williams, and Wintour co-chair the 2024 Met Gala. Zoë Kravitz and Anthony Vaccarello will co-chair the 2026 event.
Boston HeraldBeyoncé, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour will co-chair next Met Gala
The GuardianBeyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman to join Anna Wintour as Met Gala co-chairs
Daily BeastMet Gala Icon Beyoncé to Chair 2026 Event After 10-Year Hiatus
New York Daily NewsBeyoncé to co-chair Met Gala after decade away from fashion’s biggest night
Overview
Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour will co-chair the 2024 Met Gala, marking Beyoncé's first return to the prestigious event since 2016.
Zoë Kravitz and Anthony Vaccarello have been announced by the museum to co-chair the 2026 Met Gala Host Committee, setting future leadership for the annual fundraiser.
The Met Gala is the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, which successfully raised a record $31 million in the previous year.
The 2024 event will unveil a new Costume Institute exhibit, curated by Andrew Bolton, exploring fashion's historical connection to various art forms through thematic displays.
This new exhibit will be housed in the impressive Conde M. Nast galleries, transforming a former retail space into a versatile and vibrant exhibition area for spring shows.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the Met Gala announcement as a highly anticipated, glamorous event by consistently using celebratory language and emphasizing the star power of its participants. They highlight the "star-studded" nature and "fashion's biggest night," focusing on celebrity involvement and past iconic fashion moments, thereby elevating its cultural significance beyond a mere fundraiser.