Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

August 31, 2026 · 3:00 pm 3 sources

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• Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano is cancelled after backlash
  The Guardian · August 31, 2026 15:00
  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…
• John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash
  BBC News · August 31, 2026 15:30
  The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.
• Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano
  NPR · September 1, 2026 05:43
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano. The exhibit had led to backlash because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.