Museum: Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Danny Danziger
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An oral portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is based on interviews with fifty-two people, from its security guards and cleaners to its philanthropist supporters and famous patrons, in a celebration of the role of people in how the Met is operated and sustained.
Genres: NonfictionArtHistoryMuseumsArt HistoryBiographyUnited StatesMuseologyAdultNew York
304 Pages

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