The Met Gala , formally called Name_conferral the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball , is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit Earnings_and_losses of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 's Costume Institute in New York City .

The Met Gala , formally called Name_conferral the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball , is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit Earnings_and_losses of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 's Costume Institute in New York City .

The Met Gala was established Creating in 1948 as a way to raise Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale money for the newly-founded Costume Institute and mark Recording the opening Openness of its annual exhibit Social_event .

The first Gala was a midnight dinner and tickets were fifty dollars each .

Based upon the legacy left Giving by former `` Vogue '' editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland as `` special consultant '' to the Costume Institute , since 1973 the Met Gala has become Becoming well known Know as a luxurious , blockbuster event Social_event and is considered `` the jewel in New York City 's social crown '' .

The Gala is widely regarded Perception_active as among the most prominent and most exclusive social Social_event events in the world .

The Met Gala is one of the most notable sources of funding Supply for the Institute , with total contributions Giving anticipated to surpass Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale $ 200M USD in total after the 2019 event Social_event since Anna Wintour 's assuming the chairmanship of the Institute in 1995 .

The Durham Miners ' Gala is a large annual gathering Come_together and labour festival Social_event held on the second Saturday in July in the city of Durham , England .

In the context of the Durham Miners ' Gala , `` gala '' is usually pronounced rather than the more common pronunciation .

The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fourth year for FIFA 's awards Award for the top football players and coaches of the year .

The 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fifth year for FIFA 's awards Award for the top football players and coaches Education_teaching of the year .