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All the beauty in the world the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me
"A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard"--
| Main Author: | Bringley, Patrick (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2023.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: |
"A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard"-- Only a few select people enjoy unrestricted access to every nook and cranny of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and among them are the guards who keep a watchful eye on the two-million-square-foot treasure house. For Bringley, the Museum was a temporary refuge that became his home away from home for a decade. Here he explores his tribe: the artworks and their creators and the subculture of museum guards. Though Bringley gradually returned to the larger world, here he explores the Museum's hidden wonders-- and the people who make it tick. -- Adapted from jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
ix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226). |
| ISBN: |
9781982163303 1982163305 |
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