Met Gala Arrivals Will Live Stream on May 6
By: Kelsey Denette Apr. 25, 2013
Red carpet arrivals at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's renowned Costume Institute Benefit will be live streamed on Monday, May 6, at 7:00 p.m. on the Moda Operandi, Vogue, Samsung, and Metropolitan Museum websites. Hosted by Vogue's William Norwich and model Hilary Rhoda, the broadcast will include interviews with the gala co-chairs including Rooney Mara, Lauren Santo Domingo, Riccardo Tisci, and Anna Wintour as well as celebrities from the worlds of fashion, film, society, sports, art, business, and music. Special pre-taped segments will be shown on the history of the benefit and on this year's corresponding exhibition Punk: Chaos to Couture.
The hosts will ask attending celebrities additional questions chosen from submissions via Facebook and Twitter (#MetQuestions) prior to the streaming. Also, Norwich and Rhoda will give an inside perspective on preparing for the gala that day on the Celebs on Facebook page,www.facebook.com/celebs. Follow Norwich on Facebook (www.facebook.com/william.norwich), and Like the Celebs on Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/celebs). Follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@HilaryHRhoda and @williamnorwich).The live stream will be available on www.metmuseum.org/metgala, along with information about the exhibition including images, video, and curator commentary. ModaOperandi.com, Samsung.com/GalaxyS4/Punk, and Vogue.com will also carry the live stream. In addition, Vogue.com will feature the first look inside the benefit, as well as a video of the musical performance to debut on May 10. The streaming of the event is a collaboration between The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Moda Operandi, Vogue, and Samsung. The red carpet live stream is supported by Moda Operandi and Samsung, and produced by Vogue.
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