All the past Met Gala themes over the years up to 2024

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit, known around the globe as the Met Gala, will take place May 6, 2024, in New York City. 

The Spring 2024 exhibition, titled "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," will highlight the sensory experience behind clothes and their transitory nature. But the dress code of the 2024 Met Gala — typically related to the exhibit's theme — is "The Garden of Time." The dress code is a reference to the 1962 J.G. Ballard short story of the same name, which explores the finite aspects of nature and life. 

The exhibit is funded largely by contributions from the Met Gala, where every year the biggest and wealthiest names gather to show off the best in fashion.