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Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano canceled after backlash over past remarks

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The Met's Galliano retrospective exhibition announcement received widespread backlash due to his past antisemitic and racist statements.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Metropolitan Museum cancels John Galliano Met Gala exhibit amid backlash over past comments (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    John Galliano attends Meg Mathews 60th birthday at Sale e Pepe Mare at The Langham Hotel on March 18, 2026 in London, England.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art scraps Met Gala exhibit on controversial fashion designer John Galliano (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art scraps Met Gala exhibit on controversial fashion designer John Galliano

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned Met Gala exhibit centered on controversial fashion designer John Galliano

  4. New York Post

    John Galliano is out of Met Gala 2027 after backlash (opens New York Post)

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    The designer announced on Instagram that he will no longer be the subject of the annual Costume Institute exhibit.

  5. The Hollywood Reporter

    John Galliano Bows Out of Met Gala Amid Backlash (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The event has been set for May 2026, but growing concern over his past remarks, including an antisemitic rant, led to the controversial fashion designer pulling out of the planned event.

  6. ABC News

    Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy (opens ABC News)

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    The exhibit was planned around the 2027 edition of the Met Gala.

  7. Variety

    John Galliano Cancels Met Gala and Exhibit for 2027 Amid Backlash Over Past Racism: ‘I Remain Deeply Sorry’ to the ‘Jewish and Asian Communities’ (opens Variety)

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art is no longer moving forward with its planned retrospective for John Galliano that would’ve run from May 9, 2027 to Jan. 9 2028 and served as the theme of next year’s Met Gala.

  8. CBS News

    John Galliano's Met Gala exhibit canceled amid backlash (opens CBS News)

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    The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.

  9. New York Post

    Breaking: John Galliano’s Met Gala Cancelled! ‘It is best for the exhibition not to take place.’ (opens New York Post)

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    Don’t let the door hit your chiffon bustle on the way out. This morning, John Galliano announced he was bowing out of his planned Met Gala exhibition, which would celebrate his historic — and tainted — contributions to the fashion world.

  10. KESQ Palm Springs

    The John Galliano 2027 Met Gala has been canceled (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — John Galliano, the controversial British designer, will no longer be the subject of an exhibit linked to the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum, the museum said in a statement Monday.

  11. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Metropolitan Museum of Art scraps John Galliano-focused Met Gala plans (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Monday it was scrapping plans to honor controversial fashion designer John Galliano at next year's Met Gala just one month after its initial exhibit reveal.

  12. Deadline

    John Galliano Pulls Out Of Met Gala Exhibit Amid Backlash (opens Deadline)

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    Amid intense backlash, fashion designer John Galliano has withdrawn from a planned exhibit honoring him at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Galliano and the museum issued a joint statement Monday announcing the decision.

  13. The Guardian

    Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano is cancelled after backlash (opens The Guardian)

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    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 upcom…

  14. UPI

    John Galliano, Met Museum cancel exhibit, Met Gala honoring designer (opens UPI)

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    John Galliano and the Metropolitan Museum of Art have canceled a planned exhibit and Met Gala honoring the British fashion designer amid criticism.

  15. News Nation Now

    Met exhibition honoring John Galliano canceled (opens News Nation Now)

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    The Met's Galliano retrospective exhibition announcement received widespread backlash due to his past antisemitic and racist statements.

  16. BBC News

    John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash (opens BBC News)

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

  17. The Hill

    Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano canceled (opens The Hill)

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    The Met's Galliano retrospective exhibition announcement received widespread backlash due to his past antisemitic and racist statements.

  18. PBS NewsHour

    Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned 2027 Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Gallianowas fired from the post of creative director of Christian Dior when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France.

  19. CBS News

    John Galliano's 2027 Met Gala exhibit canceled after weeks of backlash for past remarks (opens CBS News)

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    John Galliano's 2027 Met Gala exhibit has been canceled, both he and the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday, following weeks of scrutiny for his past antisemitic and racist remarks.

  20. KTLA Los Angeles

    John Galliano pulls out of 2027 Met Gala exhibit (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    The fashion designer at the center of the 2027 Met Gala has announced he's dropping out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition. Next year's event was planned to honor John Galliano, who is credited with reviving the Dior fashion house in the late '90s and early 2000's.

  21. NBC News

    John Galliano show at Met Gala canceled due to backlash over past antisemitic remarks (opens NBC News)

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City announced that the Met Gala show set to honor John Galliano would no longer go forward due to the 65-year-old’s past anti-Jewish and anti-Asian remarks.

  22. WFMZ Allentown

    Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano — plans that had led to bitter backlash in the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer’s past antisemitic and…

  23. WGN Chicago

    Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano canceled after backlash over past remarks (opens WGN Chicago)

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    The Met's Galliano retrospective exhibition announcement received widespread backlash due to his past antisemitic and racist statements.

  24. Variety

    The Met’s Cancellation of the John Galliano Exhibit Doesn’t Undo the Damage (opens Variety)

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    With the decision to abandon a planned retrospective on the works of fashion designer John Galliano announced just one month ago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its affiliated Costume Institute has bookended an ignominious chapter in its vaunted history.

  25. France 24

    Galliano pulls Met Gala exhibit after antisemitism backlash (opens France 24)

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    Top fashion designer John Galliano announced Monday he was cancelling an exhibition of his work that was to kick off New York's Met Gala next spring, following criticism from donors and political leaders over his past antisemitic remarks.

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