Met Gala brings in a file USD 17.4 million

Through PTI

NEW YORK: All that “gilded glamour” introduced in some actual gold. This 12 months’s Met Gala earned a file USD 17.4 million, museum officers stated. The once a year gala is a fundraiser for the self-funding Dress Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork.

The cash will pay for running the institute and placing on annual blockbuster reveals like the present “In The us: An Anthology of Model” which used to be introduced on the gala Monday night time and opens to the general public Would possibly 7. That showcase is a part of a broader two-part showcase exploring the roots of American model.

The gala is historically held the primary Monday in Would possibly, however on account of the pandemic, the 2021 model used to be held remaining September.

The 2 galas in combination introduced in USD 33.7 million, the institute stated on Tuesday. The theme of Monday’s gala used to be “gilded glamour. ” Monday’s gala introduced in combination about 400 visitors ” probably the most largest names from model, leisure, sports activities and past.