Metropolitan Museum Of Art

by Howard Hibbard

A tour of the great museum's outstanding collections of paintings, sculpture, furniture, antiquities, porcelain, and faience is accompanied by accounts of the museum's early history and its great collectors and directors

Genres: Art, Reference, Nonfiction, Art History, History

592 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

A huge goldmine of art and text here. It feels strangely inadequate as it encompasses art from ancient Egypt through modern times, from all around the globe. Just when I see something I’d like to explore in depth, the subject matter changes.

You can barely get a feel for what you might truly like per the staggering amount of historical time encompassing these pages.

Nearly 600 pages and an almost a square foot area per page.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful! Although it's a little outdated (it was published in 1980), this book was a great trip down Memory Lane. During the six and a half years we lived in NYC, my husband and I spent many, many weekends basking in the glories of the museum, and it was so much fun to see many familiar, amazing objects again. I hope we get back there again someday!