The Metropolitan Museum of Art canceled plans for a 2027 Met Gala exhibit honoring fashion designer John Galliano following major backlash.

Donors, politicians and Jewish leaders questioned the New York City museum’s decision to honour Galliano, who was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts in…

The eight-month exhibition was scheduled to open alongside the 2027 Met Gala, the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition traditionally held on the first Monday in May.

The museum’s John Galliano exhibition had problems beyond the designer’s past transgressions.