Met Gala 2026 and ‘Costume Art’ brashly transform flesh, bones and guts into too-cool couture
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute will debut its spring 2026 exhibition, 'Costume Art,' on May 10, showcasing fashion as a transformative art form. The exhibition, housed in the new Condé M. Nast Galleries, highlights diverse bodies and boundary-pushing designs, including Renata Buzzo’s anatomically inspired 'Corset Anatomia.' The Met Gala, held on May 4, will precede the exhibition and celebrate the theme 'Fashion is Art' with co-chairs Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour.
- ▪The 'Costume Art' exhibition will open on May 10, 2026, and run through January 10, 2027, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ▪Renata Buzzo, a designer from São Paulo, donated pieces from her 'The Body' collection, including the 'Corset Anatomia,' to the exhibition.
- ▪The 2026 Met Gala, themed 'Fashion is Art,' will be co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour.
- ▪The exhibition will be the first to be held in the new 11,500-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries at The Met.
- ▪Andrew Bolton, curator-in-charge at the Costume Institute, personally selected Buzzo’s work for the exhibition.
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Fashion & Beauty exclusive Met Gala 2026 and ‘Costume Art’ brashly transform flesh, bones and guts into too-cool couture By Asia Grace Published May 4, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET It takes guts to make a fashionable impact in New York City. And Renata Buzzo’s got ‘em. In fact, her guts, lungs and uterus — all hand-stitched to third-dimensional perfection in a dress she calls “Corset Anatomia,” or “The Anatomy Corset” — will be on full display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition, “Costume Art,” debuting May 10.
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