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From Catholicism to Camp: New Met Gala Theme Revealed

Lady Gaga arrives at the 2016 Met Gala in New York. — Lady Gaga arrives at the 2016 Met Gala in New York.
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By Associated Press

October 10, 2018 at 12:50 AM UTC

Updated on

October 10, 2018 at 4:32 AM UTC

New York (AP) -- Next year's Met Gala will be downright campy.

No, seriously: The Metropolitan Museum announced Tuesday that "Camp: Notes on Fashion" will be the title of its next blockbuster spring Costume Institute exhibit. The exhibit is launched each year by the star-studded Met Gala, where attendees are encouraged to dress according to the prescribed theme.