Heavenly Bodies at the Met Draws Over One Million Visitors
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has attracted more than one million guests to its exhibition 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,' which will conclude on October 8. Launched on May 20 with a star-studded gala featuring Anna Wintour and Donatella Versace, this showcase has become the most popular in the Costume Institute's history and ranks third overall at the Met, following the Mona Lisa in 1963 and the Treasures of Tutankhamun in 1978. The exhibition displays around forty pieces from the Vatican's private collections, including papal garments from the 18th to early 21st centuries, alongside creations by renowned designers like Chanel, Versace, and Valentino. The Met, which recorded nearly 7.5 million visitors by June 30, aims for 1.5 million by the exhibition's conclusion.
Key facts
- Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Over one million visitors with two months left before October 8 closure
- Inaugurated May 20 with gala featuring Anna Wintour and Donatella Versace
- Most visited Costume Institute exhibition and third most visited in Met history
- About forty items from Vatican private collections, 18th to early 21st centuries
- Designers include Alaïa, Balenciaga, Capucci, Chanel, Ann Demeulemeester, Sorelle Fontana, Dolce & Gabbana, John Galliano, Gattinoni, Jean Paul Gaultier, Craig Green, Valentino, Versace
- Met had nearly 7.5 million visitors by June 30, 2018
- Goal to reach 1.5 million visitors by exhibition end
Entities
Artists
- Anna Wintour
- Donatella Versace
- Alaïa
- Balenciaga
- Capucci
- Chanel
- Ann Demeulemeester
- Sorelle Fontana
- Dolce & Gabbana
- John Galliano
- Gattinoni
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Craig Green
- Valentino
- Versace
- Mariacristina Ferraioli
Institutions
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Costume Institute
- Vatican
- Vogue America
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Vatican City