What was the title of the Met’s 2024 fashion exhibition?

The Met’s 2024 fashion exhibition was titled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”

The exhibition explored how historic garments can be experienced through modern technology and careful conservation. It brought together around 250 objects from the Costume Institute’s collection, including fragile pieces that could not safely be handled, worn, or displayed in conventional ways.

The title used “sleeping beauties” as a metaphor for garments that had been preserved but were effectively unavailable to ordinary viewing. Digital projections, soundscapes, and scent helped visitors encounter details that would otherwise remain inaccessible.

The exhibition gave the 2024 Met Gala its broader subject, but the gala’s dress code was different: “The Garden of Time.” These two titles are often blended together in summaries of the event. The exhibition ran at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 10 through September 2, 2024.