Spring 2026 Fashion Exhibitions Span Schiaparelli, Antwerp Six, and Met Gala Blockbuster
This spring, major fashion exhibitions are opening globally. The Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington launched 'Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art' on 28 March 2026, focusing on Elsa Schiaparelli's Surrealist legacy. MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp presents 'The Antwerp Six' from 28 March 2026 to 17 January 2027, featuring works by six designers. The Bowes Museum in Durham showcases 'Vivienne Westwood: Rebel – Storyteller – Visionary' until 6 September 2026. Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts hosts 'Helmut Lang: Séance de Travail 1986-2005' until 3 May 2026. Paris's Azzedine Alaïa Foundation extended 'Azzedine Alaïa and Christian Dior' until 21 June 2026. V&A Dundee presents 'Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show' from 3 April 2026 to 17 January 2027. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute will open 'Costume Art' on 10 May 2026.
Key facts
- 'Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art' at V&A South Kensington opened 28 March 2026
- 'The Antwerp Six' at MoMu Antwerp runs 28 March 2026 – 17 January 2027
- 'Vivienne Westwood: Rebel – Storyteller – Visionary' at Bowes Museum Durham runs 28 March – 6 September 2026
- 'Helmut Lang: Séance de Travail 1986-2005' at Museum of Applied Arts Vienna until 3 May 2026
- 'Azzedine Alaïa and Christian Dior' at Azzedine Alaïa Foundation Paris extended to 21 June 2026
- 'Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show' at V&A Dundee runs 3 April 2026 - 17 January 2027
- 'Costume Art' at Met Costume Institute New York opens 10 May 2026 - 10 January 2027
- Met Gala 2026 co-chairs are Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour
Entities
Artists
- Alexander McQueen
- Elsa Schiaparelli
- Daniel Roseberry
- Dirk Bikkembergs
- Ann Demeulemeester
- Walter Van Beirendonck
- Dries Van Noten
- Dirk Van Saene
- Marina Yee
- Vivienne Westwood
- Peter Smithson
- Rachel Whitworth
- Helmut Lang
- Azzedine Alaïa
- Christian Dior
- Olivier Saillard
- Jochen Eisenbrand
- Beyoncé
- Nicole Kidman
- Venus Williams
- Anna Wintour
- Thom Browne
- Michael Kors
- Lance Le Pere
- Jack Moss
- India Birgitta Jarvis
- Simon Chilvers
- Sofia Hallström
- Rick Owens
- Pieter Mulier
- Jonathan Anderson
- Grace Wales Bonner
- Christian Lacroix
- Kate Moss
- Manolo Blahnik
- Paul Poiret
- Virgil Abloh
- Yves Saint Laurent
- John Galliano
- Sarah Grant
- Chloe Sultan
- Mahfuz
- Rei Kawakubo
- Rihanna
- Sarah Jessica Parker
Institutions
- V&A Dundee
- Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington
- MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
- Bowes Museum
- Museum of Applied Arts Vienna
- Azzedine Alaïa Foundation
- Fondation Alaïa
- Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute
- The Met Costume Institute
- Vitra Design Museum
- Wallpaper*
- Vogue
- AnOther
- 10 Magazine
- Rizzoli
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- V&A Museum
- Grand Palais
- Design Museum
- Gallerie Dior
- Fondation Azzedine Alaïa
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Met
- Palais Galliera
Locations
- Dundee
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- London
- England
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Durham
- Vienna
- Austria
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Melbourne
- Australia