juliacoburn 's review for:

All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley

5.0

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A wonderfully thoughtful account of Bringley’s time as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His beautiful descriptions of the people and the art of the Met were so enjoyable to read, especially because his musings have a philosophical element that makes me consider how I approach art museums. The insight Bringley provides into the experience of spending hours and hours in near-silence, sometimes in galleries empty of people, are mesmerizing and make me want to become a museum guard myself!

How lucky am I to read two such well-written books in a row!