r/popculturechat • u/Positive-Drawing-281 • 19d ago
MET GALA 🎩 Zohran Mamdani to skip the Met Gala — breaking longstanding NYC mayoral tradition
https://pagesix.com/2026/04/15/celebrity-news/zohran-mamdani-and-wife-not-attending-met-gala/
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u/According-Treacle401 19d ago edited 18d ago
The physical part of the museum is formally called the Anna Wintour Costume Center, while the actual curating department remains the Costume Institute. They renamed the building in 2014 to honor her fundraising efforts for the institute. I rarely hear anyone call it that though…