The Met Gala, one of the biggest nights in the American fashion
calendar, has entered the long list of events postponed due to the COVID-19
pandemic. The annual fundraiser for the Costume Institute of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art was scheduled to take place on May 4, with the
theme “About Time: Fashion and Duration”.
“Due to the unavoidable and responsible decision by the Metropolitan
Museum to close its doors, About Time, and the opening night gala, will not
take place on the date scheduled”, wrote Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of
Vogue and host of the event, on the magazine’s website. The magazine’s
Twitter profile echoed Wintour’s words, saying the gala has been postponed
indefinitely.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced on Thursday that it was closing
“until further notice” after two employees showed symptoms of
Coronavirus.
Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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