That's just Anna Wintour and all her sick, exhibitionist friends celebrating their incessant vulgarity.
For what's inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art and what this domed treasure trove is really all about read Patrick Bringley's delightful little book, All The Beauty In the World. Bringley spent years as a guard in The Met, becoming familiar with every room, every corner, every quirk and curiosity of one of the world's greatest and largest museums. All The Beauty is Bringley's story but it's also the story of The Met, its origins, its employees, its visitors and its benefactors. The book is remarkably concise, gently contemplative and richly thought provoking.You'll learn things about The Met that will intrigue you whether you're a regular visitor or planning to visit for the first time.
And yes, he'll tell you all about that grand staircase that serves as the stage setting for the gaudy annual gala. But you'll get the real story of the people who ascend and descend the steps (more than seven million of them) day in and day out every year.
Highly recommended!
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