The event raises money for the museum's Costume Institute, and guests have a chance to explore its latest exhibition. Attendees have to be invited, and individual tickets cost $75,000.
Each year's event celebrates the specific theme of that year's Costume Institute exhibition, which sets the tone for the formal attire of the night.
Guests are expected to curate their fashions to match the theme of the annual exhibit, generally in haute couture.
Wealthy celebrities and brands snap up all the available tickets and tables at the charity benefit. An individual ticket goes for around $75,000 (£60,000), more than the average down payment on a house
The gala in New York City raises funds for the Met's Costume Institute, which exhibits fashion across centuries and continents. Since it started in 1948, the Met Gala has delivered boundary-pushing fashion modeled by celebrities and cultural icons, from rock stars to activists.
