Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Hoving
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From Simon & Schuster, Making the Mummies Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a unforgettable autobiography for any arts and culture fans. A former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals his bold and brash life at its the clandestine deals which secured blockbuster exhibitions for the museum and made him a legend.
Genres: ArtNonfictionArt HistoryHistoryMemoirMuseumsNew YorkBiographyMuseologyBook Club
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