British fashion designer John Galliano's highly anticipated 2027 exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been cancelled, with the designer acknowledging that controversy surrounding his past could put the institution in a difficult position and make a show celebrating his work 'painful for some.'
The Met and Galliano announced on 31 August that John Galliano: Horizons, which was scheduled to open in May 2027, would no longer proceed. While the museum did not identify a single specific reason for the decision, Galliano directly addressed the debate surrounding the exhibition and apologised for the hurt caused by his past remarks.
