Met Gala 2020: Postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus pandemic

It is the fashion event par excellence: The Met Gala, which takes place annually in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Lady Gagas (33, "Shallow") striptease on the red carpet 2019 or the yellow cape with the meter-long train from singer colleague Rihanna (32) from 2015 is unforgettable. But this year, fashion fans unfortunately have to look into the tube . Because of the corona virus pandemic, the Met Gala 2020 has been postponed "indefinitely", as patron Anna Wintour (70) said.

"Due to the inevitable but responsible decision of the Metropolitan Museum to close its doors, the" About Time "exhibition and the opening gala will not take place on the scheduled dates," said the Vogue chief in an article on Vogue "Homepage.

The theme of the annual costume institute exhibition this year would have been "About Time: Fashion and Duration". The show would have been on display from May 7th to September 7th, 2020. The opening gala, which was to take place on May 4, would be hosted by the two American Oscar winners Meryl Streep (70, "The Iron Lady") and Emma Stone (31, "La La Land"), as well as the French designer Nicolas Ghesquière (48) and the US composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (40, "Vaiana").