2026 Met Gala Celebrates Fashion as Art with Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams as Co-Chairs
Fashion's biggest night took place Monday as the 2026 Met Gala brought together A-list celebrities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The theme is "Costume Art" with Beyoncé making her first appearance in a decade.
Event Highlights
Star-Studded Affair: The 2026 Met Gala is expected, per usual, to be a star-studded and A-list affair, with some of the biggest and most impressive names in music, movies, sports, fashion and more in attendance.
Leadership: This year's co-chairs Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman, as well as Anna Wintour, now in her new role as Condé Nast's chief content officer.
Theme and Dress Code: The 2026 Met Gala theme is "Costume Art," with the dress code described as "fashion is art." Beyoncé, Kidman, Williams and the rest of the VIP guests are expected to interpret the theme and dress code by expressing "their own relationship to fashion as an embodied artform."
Historic Moment: Kidman and Williams attended the 2025 Met Gala, but this will be Beyoncé's first appearance in a decade.