Talk:Met Gala

Met Gala exhibit/fashion themes
I may have to remove the list of Met Gala themes unless someone can find a source for it. The list was added by what is almost a WP:SPA with minimal other activity on WP.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:05, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I haven't been able to verify online, but I have sent an e-mail to the Met's Press Department to ask if they can verify the information. Please give me a week or so to see (a) if they respond, (b) if they verify it and (c) if I can get them to do so to OTRS. BMK (talk) 21:44, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I can likely verify 2007-present though their press archive. Here's 2013, for example. And 2011. Is more than that needed? Happy to dig when not on phone StarM 02:44, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
 * It seems that we have all of these sourced now. What we need now is to see if we can determine historical chairs of the day of the event. Aerin Lauder and Beyonce seem to have been the two most recent.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:36, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Event day chairs
We could use some help filling in Met_Gala.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 12:10, 25 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks fo your note. I'll check on Tuesday where I made some notes about a CI article that never got written in case I have something that would help with sourcing if not too late StarM 02:19, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Benefit Chair vs. Event Day Chair
Does anyone understand what the difference is between the chair of the benefit and the (honorary) chair of the event day (e.g., http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/09/nyregion/chronicle-299595.html)? Should we include both?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:40, 28 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I understand the difference, but I don't think either is encyclopedically notable. The themes are important (and well covered) but I don't think the chairs matter to anyone outside the museum/fundraising world. I would argue that falls under whatever acronym Wikipedia is not a directory of every fact about every subject it covers, but not sure that's policy StarM 02:04, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

So how does it raise money?
Okay, so a bunch of famous people attend the event, but how does this translate into the millions that are raised? Rui &#39;&#39;Gabriel&#39;&#39; Correia (talk) 16:31, 7 May 2015 (UTC)


 * ...and what charities get that money? 2601:58B:C00:6853:A1CE:98B5:4E57:2BD3 (talk) 10:41, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The money raised goes toward the MET's Costume Department (I think). GoldRomean (talk) 01:23, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Someone/the famous people have to buy the $75,000 ticket to attend. GoldRomean (talk) 01:26, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Gallery
I added a gallery to the section on the yearly themes of the gala.

Met Gala Start Date
Hello,

I would like to suggest the The Met Gala infobox have the beginning date corrected to 1948. This can be referenced from the Costume Institute's department page.

Thank you. Valdel10 (talk) 20:57, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Reply 05-MAY-2018
✅ The date was changed as requested, however, I have appended the Chronology citation needed template to the date. According to the Wikipedia article, the Gala event "themes" are listed going back to 1971, but there are no Galas listed before this date. That means one of two things: either the tradition of having themes for Met Galas began in 1971, or the Galas themselves only began in 1971. The reference provided does state that the department for which the Galas are intended to celebrate became a part of the Met in 1948, but what it does not specify is whether that was also the year that the Galas began. As this article concerns the Galas, and not the department itself, I believe that is what is being asked by the infobox's date parameter. A source should be located which settles this question. Regards, 0.75em 09:25, 5 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for updating the date. In the same link previously provided, there is a paragraph near the end of the page which states the following: "The brainchild of publicity doyenne Eleanor Lambert, the benefit was introduced in 1948 as a midnight supper and dubbed "The Party of the Year." Co-chairs in past years included Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1977–1978) and Patricia Taylor Buckley (1979–1995)." You are correct in that the themed events don't start till 1971, however it is stated that the benefit event does begin in 1948. Hope this gives more clarity and thanks again.

Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2023
Norashenyh (talk) 05:42, 14 April 2023 (UTC) In 2015, the Met Gala's theme was "China: Through the Looking Glass," which aimed to explore the influence of Chinese culture on Western fashion. However, the theme drew criticism from some who accused the event of cultural appropriation and perpetuating stereotypes of Asian cultures.
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Lightoil (talk) 09:17, 14 April 2023 (UTC)