When his beloved older brother was recognized with terminal most cancers, Patrick Bringley sought a refuge—and located it at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the place he took a job as a safety guard. He labored there for 10 years, watching each folks and artwork, and all the whereas noticing high quality particulars that others had been too busy or preoccupied to see. His memoir of his profession at the Met, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me (6 hours), is a shifting reflection on not solely artwork but in addition all the messy, mundane, tragic, superb and shifting facets of our lives.
Bringley’s studying of his guide is delicate and mild. His soft-spoken narration displays the profundity that comes from years of humbly observing and interacting with this magnificent museum, the works it homes, the individuals who serve it and the guests who discover it. The accompanying PDF comprises pretty sketches of the works Bringley displays on, including additional layers of enjoyment to this extraordinary audiobook.
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