Sacred Art at the Met

Patrick Bringley worked for a decade as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Early next year, Simon & Schuster will publish his memoir, All the Beauty in the World, a portrait of the Met and its treasures from the intimate perspective of one of its closest observers. Join Patrick in leaving the “profane” world of Fifth Avenue and mounting the Met’s temple-like stairs to visit its sacred masterpieces. Discover awe-inspiring works from five curatorial departments — Egyptian Art, Greek and Roman Art, Islamic Art, African Art, and European Paintings — discussing both their histories and their spiritual significance. Why were these objects thought to transcend our ordinary, everyday world? And why might they have an aura of holiness even today? The unique, wide-ranging talk with a museum veteran will conclude with a Q&A.