Museum
Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An ?intriguing? oral portrait of the people behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Entertainment Weekly)
Using more than fifty interviews, award-winning writer Danny Danziger creates a fascinating mosaic of the people behind New York?s magnificent Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the aristocratic, acerbic director of the museum, Philippe de Montebello, to the curators who have a deep knowledge and passionate appreciation of their collections, from the security guards to the philanthropists who keep the museum?s financial life blood flowing, Danziger brings to life this extraordinary world through the words of those who are devoted to making the Met the American institution it surely is.
Customer Reviews
Insider look
This book is a comprehensive looks at the Met. Each chapter is titled after one employee that was interviewed, everyone from curators and directors to security and janitorial. Extremely interesting and not dull at all!