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N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
A world-famous New York museum and longtime publisher, this institutional author has produced guides, catalogues, and art books that open its vast collections to general readers as well as specialists.
2 Audiobooks
The daily life of the Greeks and Romans as illustrated in the classical collections
by Helen McClees, N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
Shapes of Greek Vases
by N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
About the author
Founded in 1870 and opened to the public in 1872, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has grown into one of the best-known art museums in the world. Alongside its galleries, the museum has also had a long life as an author and publisher, issuing handbooks, collection guides, scholarly catalogues, and exhibition books under its own name.
Books credited to the museum often reflect the breadth of its collections, from classical art and European painting to Islamic art, Asian art, and education for young visitors. Older library records show publications stretching back into the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which makes this “author” less a single voice than the public-facing voice of one major cultural institution.
Readers who pick up a Met title can usually expect clear access to artworks, historical context, and curatorial expertise shaped by the museum’s collections and exhibitions in New York.