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.

大都会艺术博物馆（Metropolitan Museum of Art）是美国最大的艺术博物馆，与英国伦敦的大英博物馆、法国巴黎的卢浮宫、俄罗斯圣彼得堡的艾尔米塔什博物馆并称世界四大博物馆。大都会艺术博物馆的主馆位于美国纽约5号大道，占地面积13万平方米，另有位于麦迪逊大道945号的布劳耶分馆和位于崔恩堡公园的修道院分馆。它藏有展品超过200万件，拥有17个展览部门，248个展室，常年展出的作品超过一万件，是当今世界上首屈一指的大型博物馆。