The first Monday of May can't come fast enough! On Monday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art revealed the theme of the 2026 Met Gala... drumroll, please! Related: See The Most DAZZLING Governors Awards Looks! Costume Art! View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) In a release, curator Andrew Bolton revealed the theme will merge art with fashion to explore "the centrality of the dressed body.