The Metropolitan Museum of Art has set May 9, 2027, as the opening date for the Costume Institute exhibition “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday.” The show is scheduled to remain at The Met Fifth Avenue through January 9, 2028.
Two principal sections will examine familiar garment types and commonplace materials. The museum lists jeans, T-shirts, hoodies, trench coats and puffer jackets among the recurring forms, while a second grouping will focus on paper, plastic, metal and recognizable objects repurposed in clothing.
The exhibition is intended to connect design choices with use, repair, identity and the earlier life of a material. Recycling, upcycling and reuse will appear throughout, allowing visitors to compare how scale, construction and context change an object without erasing its original associations.
Member previews are scheduled for May 4 and May 6–8. The Costume Institute Benefit is planned for May 3, and the museum says additional public programs will be announced in 2027. Visitors should check the official exhibition page before planning because dates and access details may be updated.
Primary sources: Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition announcement. Reviewed November 11, 2026. Development: Exhibition details announced November 5, 2026.