Overview
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and Vogue announced on Friday that the spring 2027 exhibition will be “John Galliano: Horizons” and that the show will run from May 9, 2027, to Jan. 9, 2028.
- Curator Andrew Bolton and Vogue’s Anna Wintour said the exhibition will display Galliano’s archival work while explicitly addressing his 2010–2011 antisemitic and racist incidents and their consequences.
- Wintour, Bolton and Galliano held meetings with New York rabbis and Jewish leaders, and organizations including the Anti-Defamation League have said they found some meetings sincere while urging the Met to provide clear context and education.
- The announcement provoked immediate public backlash on social media and commentary about timing because antisemitic incidents in New York have recently risen and some community members find the tribute premature.
- The show will make Galliano only the third living designer to receive a solo Costume Institute retrospective and will also serve as the theme for the 2027 Met Gala, increasing scrutiny over how the museum balances scholarship, fundraising and accountability.