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Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art Paperback - 1994

by Thomas Hoving

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A former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals his bold and brash life at its pinnacle: the clandestine deals which secured blockbuster exhibitions for the museum and made him a legend. Photos.

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From Simon & Schuster, Making the Mummies Dance: 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 pinnacle: the clandestine deals which secured blockbuster exhibitions for the museum and made him a legend.

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I became a trustee of the mighty Metropolitan Museum of Art overnight.

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  • Title Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Author Thomas Hoving
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1994-02-19
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780671880750 / 0671880756
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
  • Category Art & Art Instruction
  • Library of Congress subjects Art museum directors - New York (State) -, Hoving, Thomas
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 92031460
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Thomas Hoving was a museum executive, consultant, and director for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is from New York City and received his B.A., M.F.A., and Ph.D. from Princeton University.
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