Tag Archives: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Making the Mummies Dance
I’ve read this a couple of times, and enjoyed the blazes out of it both times. Thomas Hoving – the late Thomas Hoving – was the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (one of my favorite places in the … Continue reading
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
So, what exactly would be the criminal category for lingering behind and taking up residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? I’ll go with criminal trespass till I learn otherwise. So – when I commit criminal trespass, should I blame … Continue reading