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Met to Launch Galliano Retrospective, Addressing Past Antisemitic Controversy

8/4/2026

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The Met will open “John Galliano: Horizons” on May 9, 2027.
Curator Andrew Bolton, who began development in 2024, will show 200 Galliano pieces from his 1984 debut to the 2024 Maison Margiela Artisanal collection.
The show runs through January 9, 2028 in the Condé Nast Galleries and Great Hall.
It will confront Galliano’s 2010-2011 antisemitic remarks, 2011 Dior dismissal and hate-crime conviction, linking art with accountability.

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The Met will open “John Galliano: Horizons” on May 9, 2027.
Curator Andrew Bolton, who began development in 2024, will show 200 Galliano pieces from his 1984 debut to the 2024 Maison Margiela Artisanal collection.
The show runs through January 9, 2028 in the Condé Nast Galleries and Great Hall.
It will confront Galliano’s 2010-2011 antisemitic remarks, 2011 Dior dismissal and hate-crime conviction, linking art with accountability.