Met Museum Cancels John Galliano Exhibit After Backlash
The planned 2027 Met Gala exhibition on the fashion designer will not proceed following controversy over his past remarks.
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Fashion designer John Galliano poses at the end of the presentation of the Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2010 fashion collection on Jan. 25, 2010, in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
Photograph: CTV News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art has cancelled its planned 2027 Met Gala exhibition on fashion designer John Galliano.
- The cancellation follows backlash over Galliano's past antisemitic and racist comments made in 2010 and 2011.
- Galliano has stated he is accountable for past words and deeply sorry for the hurt caused.
- The museum plans to announce a new exhibit for the 2027 Met Gala at a later date.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
70/100
Hype
45/100
8 sources · methodology
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is cancelling a planned exhibition that would have featured fashion designer John Galliano. The exhibit was intended to be the centrepiece for the 2027 Met Gala. The decision to cancel follows significant backlash from the Jewish community and others due to Galliano's history of antisemitic and racist remarks.
In a joint statement, the museum and Galliano announced the cancellation. Galliano stated, "After much reflection and discussion with The Met and all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time." He added, "I remain fully accountable for the pain caused by my words in the past, particularly the hurt I caused to the Jewish and Asian communities, and I remain deeply sorry for it."
Disagreements in reporting
The Associated Press and The Washington Post reported that Galliano was fired from his creative director position at Christian Dior after a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France. CTV News and ABC News also mentioned the controversy surrounding his past remarks but did not detail the conviction or his dismissal from Dior.
What the coverage left out
None of the left or centre-rated reports mentioned the cost of the planned exhibition or any associated financial figures.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 31 Aug 2026, 15:00, and will add the sides that appear.
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Fashion designer John Galliano poses at the end of the presentation of the Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2010 fashion collection on Jan. 25, 2010, in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
Associated Press News — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
6 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports led with the cancellation of the John Galliano exhibition for the 2027 Met Gala. Multiple outlets, including Associated Press, People, Variety, ABC News, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Washington Post, highlighted the backlash over Galliano's past antisemitic and racist comments as the reason for the cancellation. Associated Press and The Washington Post noted that the backlash was severe within the Jewish community and beyond. Associated Press and The Washington Post also detailed Galliano's history, including his dismissal from Christian Dior after his comments surfaced and his subsequent conviction in an antisemitism trial in France. They also mentioned his comeback in 2014 with Maison Margiela. The Associated Press and The Washington Post reported that the museum had held discussions with Jewish community leaders before announcing the show, hoping to prevent backlash, but that anger increased. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin was quoted by the Associated Press and The Washington Post praising the decision to cancel, calling it the "correct decision" at a time of rising antisemitism.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports from CTV News and CBS News focused on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's cancellation of the planned John Galliano exhibition for the 2027 Met Gala. Both outlets stated the cancellation followed controversy and backlash over Galliano's past antisemitic and racist comments. CTV News included a direct quote from Galliano expressing accountability and sorrow for past words. CBS News noted that the Met's decision to highlight Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of such remarks.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Met Museum Cancels John Galliano Exhibit After Backlash?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 75% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Met Museum Cancels John Galliano Exhibit After Backlash left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Met Museum Cancels John Galliano Exhibit After Backlash biased?
- Met Museum Cancels John Galliano Exhibit After Backlash is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Met Museum Cancels John Galliano Exhibit After Backlash?
- 8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why was the John Galliano exhibition at the Met cancelled?
- The exhibition was cancelled due to significant backlash over John Galliano's past antisemitic and racist comments. The museum and the designer jointly announced the decision, with Galliano stating he was accountable for the pain caused by his past words.
- When was the John Galliano exhibition planned for?
- The exhibition was planned to be the centrepiece for the 2027 Met Gala, which typically takes place in May. The museum has stated it will announce a new exhibit for that year at a later date.
- What has John Galliano said about the cancellation?
- John Galliano issued a statement expressing sadness over the cancellation and taking full accountability for the pain caused by his past words, particularly to the Jewish and Asian communities. He stated he remains deeply sorry for it.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
6- John Galliano Drops Out of 2027 Met Gala Costume Exhibit After Backlash, Throwing Event into Uncertainty (opens People in a new tab)
- John Galliano Cancels Met Gala and Exhibit for 2027 Amid Backlash Over Past Racism: ‘I Remain Deeply Sorry’ to the ‘Jewish and Asian Communities’ (opens Variety in a new tab)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy (opens ABC News in a new tab)
- John Galliano Bows Out of Met Gala Amid Backlash (opens The Hollywood Reporter in a new tab)
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- Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
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- Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
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Centre
2Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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