This completely reconceived and rewritten guide to the Metropolitan Museum's encyclopaedic holdings - the first new edition of the guidebook in nearly thirty years - provides the ideal introduction to almost 600 essential masterpieces from one of the world's most popular and beloved museums. It features a compelling and accessible design, beautiful colour reproductions, and up-to-date descriptions written by the Museum's own experts. More than a simple souvenir book, "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide" provides a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe, beginning with the Ancient World and ending in contemporary times. It includes media as varied as painting, photography, costume, sculpture, decorative arts, musical instruments, arms and armour, works on paper, and many more. Presenting works ranging from the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur to Canova's Perseus with the Head of Medusa to Sargent's Madame X, this is an indispensable volume for lovers of art and art history, and for anyone who has ever dreamed of lingering over the most iconic works in Metropolitan Museum's unparalleled collection.

大都會藝術博物館（Metropolitan Museum of Art）是美國最大的藝術博物館，與英國倫敦的大英博物館、法國巴黎的盧浮宮、俄羅斯聖彼得堡的艾爾米塔什博物館並稱世界四大博物館。大都會藝術博物館的主館位於美國紐約5號大道，占地麵積13萬平方米，另有位於麥迪遜大道945號的布勞耶分館和位於崔恩堡公園的修道院分館。它藏有展品超過200萬件，擁有17個展覽部門，248個展室，常年展齣的作品超過一萬件，是當今世界上首屈一指的大型博物館。