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Paul Vogl, December 14, 2009 (view all comments by Paul Vogl)
I was saddened to hear that Thomas Hoving died on December 10th, last week. His memoir, Making the Mummies Dance, is the essential read for those thinking about the museum profession, those already employed in the museum field, or anyone who simply enjoys visiting museums.

Hoving's accounts of his life as director of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1960s and 70s are well-written and engaging. In addition to the improvements he contributed to the Met's growth and reputation, Hoving discusses fake art and how experts work to expose it. Dealing with benefactors and other society types provides some entertaining passages.

In addition to Making the Mummies Dance and earlier books, Hoving most recently also wrote Art For Dummies.

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Elaine, April 6, 2007 (view all comments by Elaine)
Hoving was director of the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art for 10 years. I had read book his "King of the Confessors" and loved it. His writing is so elegant. When I came across this book I had high expectations and wasn't disappointed. While the earlier book described a sort of art mystery, this book reads like a tell-all novel, written by the man in the middle of it all. Hoving is obviously a man with a well-honed sense of ego, and someone with all the right connections. He describes the fundamental ways in which he changed the Met to the vibrant museum it is (always taking credit for the changes and the much-needed fund-raising). It is a very interesting peek behind the curtain of a world-famous institution that to outsiders looks like a well-oiled machine that just hums along.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780671880750

Subtitle:

Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author:

Hoving, Thomas

Publisher:

Touchstone Books

Subject:

Non-Classifiable

Subject:

Biography

Subject:

Management

Subject:

Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum

Subject:

Metropolitan museum of art (new york, n.y.)

Subject:

Art museum directors

Subject:

Management - General

Subject:

General Biography

Copyright:

1994

Edition Description:

B102

Publication Date:

February 1994

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

448

Dimensions:

9.12x5.96x1.19 in. 1.53 lbs.