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Met Cancels Planned 2027 John Galliano Retrospective

Pressure over Galliano’s 2011 antisemitic and racist remarks led to his withdrawal and the museum’s cancellation, with the Met planning a replacement spring 2027 exhibition.

Taking full responsibility, Galliano shared on social media that he decided “with great sadness” to cancel the event so it wouldn’t distract from the museum’s work or cause pain to communities he previously harmed.
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Overview

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art and John Galliano jointly announced Monday that they would not proceed with the planned 2027 Costume Institute retrospective titled “John Galliano: Horizons.”
  • Galliano said he decided to withdraw after reflection, expressed remorse for the pain his 2011 remarks caused to Jewish and Asian communities, and wrote that an exhibition could not substitute for ongoing atonement.
  • The selection prompted weeks of intense criticism because Galliano was convicted in France in 2011 for public insults based on race and religion and because the gala date fell on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
  • Reports say major donors and some trustees threatened to withhold support and city officials publicly objected, while key figures involved in the project including Anna Wintour and curator Andrew Bolton publicly supported the decision to step aside.
  • The Met confirmed it will develop and announce a new spring 2027 exhibition and Met Gala theme, a change that underscores how donor pressure, political concern and community sensitivity can reshape museum programming.