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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 26574" data-attributes="member: 158">All that “gilded glamour” brought in some real gold. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-met-gala-live-updates-084f719d371e251fc545fd1ad49300d3" target="_blank">This year's Met Gala</a> earned a record $17.4 million, museum officials said Tuesday.The annual gala is a fundraiser for the self-funding Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The money pays for operating the institute and putting on <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-met-gala-american-fashion-exhibit-65458efeb7aad8a189b67ead7565e3d5" target="_blank">annual blockbuster exhibits like the current “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”</a> which was launched at the gala Monday night and opens to the public May 7. That exhibit is part of a broader two-part exhibit exploring the roots of American fashion.The gala is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-met-gala-guide-338a825ce95e47df3cb37bfb6c3ba12f" target="_blank">traditionally held the first Monday in May</a>, but because of the pandemic, the 2021 version was held last September. The two galas together brought in $33.7 million, the institute said.The theme of Monday's gala was “gilded glamour.”Monday’s gala brought together about 400 guests — some of the biggest names from fashion, entertainment, sports and beyond.<a href="https://www.local10.com/entertainment/2022/05/03/met-gala-brings-in-a-record-174-million-museum-says/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 26574, member: 158"] All that “gilded glamour” brought in some real gold. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/2022-met-gala-live-updates-084f719d371e251fc545fd1ad49300d3']This year's Met Gala[/URL] earned a record $17.4 million, museum officials said Tuesday. The annual gala is a fundraiser for the self-funding Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The money pays for operating the institute and putting on [URL='https://apnews.com/article/2022-met-gala-american-fashion-exhibit-65458efeb7aad8a189b67ead7565e3d5']annual blockbuster exhibits like the current “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”[/URL] which was launched at the gala Monday night and opens to the public May 7. That exhibit is part of a broader two-part exhibit exploring the roots of American fashion. The gala is [URL='https://apnews.com/article/2022-met-gala-guide-338a825ce95e47df3cb37bfb6c3ba12f']traditionally held the first Monday in May[/URL], but because of the pandemic, the 2021 version was held last September. The two galas together brought in $33.7 million, the institute said. The theme of Monday's gala was “gilded glamour.” Monday’s gala brought together about 400 guests — some of the biggest names from fashion, entertainment, sports and beyond. [url="https://www.local10.com/entertainment/2022/05/03/met-gala-brings-in-a-record-174-million-museum-says/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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