Making the mummies dance [ Texto impreso]:] inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Thomas Hoving.

Incluye índice.

A very dangerous place (p. 17) ; The Search Committee calls (p. 26) ; Moving and shaking (p. 44) ; Nervous in the service (p. 54) ; The curators (p. 68) ; High society and the revered patrons (p. 83) ; The big stuff (p. 97) ; Toadying (p. 108) ; To hell with the critics (p. 124) ; "You'll never see their likes again" (p. 142) ; Harlem on my mind (p. 164) ; I need a coup to survive! (p. 181) ; Happy birthday, happy fight (p. 205) ; Sweet Victory (p. 234) ; Truth, not art (p. 248) ; The big "Kerfuffle" (p. 275) ; The "Hot Pot" (p. 307) ; High Roller (p.341) ; Dictator of taste (p. 369) ; King Tut (p. 401) ; The Final Bow (p. 415)

"No museum in the world is like the Metropolitan Museum of Art - and no man has ever run it, or revolutionized it, quite like Thomas Hoving. From seducting important patrons like Robert Lehman, Nelson Rockefeller, Walter Annenberg, and Brooke Astor to spiriting ancient treasures across international borders; from striking secret agreements with the world's most powerful dealers to sidestepping rivals-, from securing blockbuster exhibitions such as "Tut" to seizing the most phenomenal Velázquez portrait, in a decade Hoving shook the institution out the royal repose and transformed it into the most vital cultural presence in the country. In Making the Mummies Dance, the irrepressible former director of the Met shares not only the nimbleness and brashness that made him so effective, but also the zeal and passion that made the museum so exciting. This feisty chronicle is told in the head-on, even naughty, manner that is trademark Hoving. In this important account of the decision making that shapes our cultural life, Hoving spins and unforgettable tale of power struggles and one-upmanship, fame, big money, and, of course, great art" (cubierta posterior)