Closure March 31 and April 1, 2024
cerradas el domingo 31 de marzo y el lunes 1 de abril
Cover image for All the beauty in the world : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me
All the beauty in the world : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me
Title:
All the beauty in the world : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me
Credits:
Patrick Bringley.
Additional Title(s):
Metropolitan Museum of Art and me
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Date(s):
2023
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
ix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226).
Contents:
The grand staircase -- Windows -- A Pietà -- Of millions of years -- Further shores -- Flesh and blood -- Cloisters -- Sentinels -- Kouros -- The veteran -- Unfinished -- Days' work -- As much as I can carry.
Description:
"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"-- Provided by publisher

"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
Personal Subject:
Genre Term(s):
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1768916
Language:
English
Holds: Copies: