With the launch of the British Museum Ball, Naomi Campbell, Alexa Chung, Idris Elba, and more, London will host “a new highlight on the international social calendar.”
The 2026 Met Gala is already set to be momentous, marking the first iteration since Anna Wintour’s departure from Vogue. However, this October will mark the inauguration of what is being dubbed the “British Met Gala”.
Following the impressive fundraising success and global recognition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual ball, the British Museum is launching its own extravagant affair. The British Museum Ball “will celebrate London’s status as one of the world’s leading cultural capitals and establish a new highlight on the international social calendar”.
The Met Gala is what?
The Met Gala is an annual charity benefit for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (‘the Met’) in New York City. The event is held every year on the first Monday in May to mark the opening of the institute’s newest annual exhibition.
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The Met Gala is considered one of the most prestigious fashion events of the year and features a high-profile guest list of designers, creatives and A-list actors, models and musicians. Guests are encouraged to follow a specific dress code themed around the upcoming exhibition and is famously co-chaired by Anna Wintour.
Where will be the location of the British Met Gala?
The British Museum Ball – aka the British Met Gala – will be hosted at the British Museum in London’s Bloomsbury district. Guests will enjoy a drinks reception in the Museum’s glass-ceilinged Great Court – the largest covered public square in Europe – before sitting down for dinner.
Who are the British Met Gala committee members?
The ball will be chaired by Isha Ambani alongside director, Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE and the Trustees of the British Museum.
The A-list committee also features supermodel Naomi Campbell, actor Idris Elba, former British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enniful, Miuccia Prada, Courtney Love, Business of Fashion founder Imran Amed, novelist Elif Shafak, Stephen Fry, Bella Freud, Alexa Chung, Bianca Jagger, Sarah Lancashire and many more big names.
Who is scheduled to attend the British Met Gala?
The event is intended to “draw the world’s leading artists, collectors, and cultural visionaries.” The event’s 800 or so attendees haven’t been revealed. A table for 10 guests costs £20,000, but the event is only available by invitation only and is subject to ticket purchases.
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What does the British Met Gala’s theme entail?
The theme for 2025 British Museum Ball is the colour pink “drawing inspiration from the colours and light of India”. The Ball will highlight the museum’s exhibition, Ancient India: Living Traditions which will conclude the weekend of the ball.
What will be on display at the British Met Gala?
The evening will include dinner and multiple performances. Following a drinks reception and sit-down dinner among some of the objects in the Museum’s collection, the evening will feature music performances by the Grammy-nominated Anoushka Shankar and Grammy-winning conductor and composer Jules Buckley.
The evening will also feature a silent auction.
The British Met Gala takes place when?
The inaugural event will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, coinciding with the end of Frieze London and the BFI London Film Festival.
Source: Mirror
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