Met Gala exhibition honouring John Galliano cancelled after backlash over past antisemitic comments

British fashion designer John Galliano has announced the 2027 Met Gala honouring his career has been cancelled over his past racist and antisemitic comments.

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Met Gala exhibition honouring John Galliano cancelled after backlash over past antisemitic comments

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The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.

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BBC Published 31 August 2026

John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash

The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.

Sky Published 31 August 2026

Met Gala exhibition honouring John Galliano cancelled after backlash over past antisemitic comments

Guardian Published 31 August 2026

Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano is cancelled after backlash

Fashion designer was convicted of hate crime by French court in 2011 after series of racist and antisemitic remarks The controversial fashion designer John Galliano announced on Monday that an exhibition honoring his work that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art had scheduled to open for the upcoming spring’s Met Gala is not going to go forward. The museum’s decision to honor Galliano, who was convicted of a hate…

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