Plan's for 'London's Met Gala' to Rival New York with First Event Next Month

Plan's for 'London's Met Gala' to rival New York with first event next month

The British Museum is to hold an inaugural fundraising ball that could look to rival the Met Gala in New York

British Museum to hold inaugural fundraising ball with ‘Met Gala ambition’

The invite-only event will look to ‘celebrate London’s status as one of the world’s leading cultural capitals’.

British Museum to host ball to rival the glamour of the Met Gala

The museum hopes to emulate the star-studded New York event, which raised more than $30m this year

British Museum to launch its own version of the Met Gala - with invitations already sent out to star-studded guests

Invitations have already been sent out to star-studded guests for the event which is understood to be taking place next month on October 18.