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What is the purpose of the Met Gala? What happens inside the Met Gala? How long is the Met Gala?

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The Met Gala, or Met Ball, formally called the Costume Institute Gala or traisetume Institute Benefit, is an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in, New York City.

What is the purpose of the Met Gala?

The purpose of the Met Gala was to raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute which is a collection of more than 33,000 pieces of clothing, jewelry, and accessories that document fashion from the 1400s to now. Media reports estimate the annual galas have raised more than $200 million for the Institute.

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What happens inside the Met Gala?

Inside the Met Gala a cocktail hour and a formal dinner is included. During the cocktail hour, guests arrive to walk on the red carpet of the year’s special-themed exhibition and be seated before the dinner party that includes entertainment from the preeminent entertainers of the day.

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How long is the Met Gala?

The Met Gala takes as long as 3 to 5 hours that it could, because the first volume of In America, which was held in 2021, went on for three hours. As Met 2022 hasn’t introduced any changes to its format, we can expect the event to last about as long as the last one.

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