A Book About or Involving a Museum

A selection of books that fulfill the UBN 2025 category of a book about or involving a museum.

Updated January 4, 2025
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The goldfinch
Tartt, Donna.
Paper Book
A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this "extraordinary" and beloved Pulitzer Prize winner from the author of The Secret History that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book...
MAGNOLIA PALACE
DAVIS, FIONA
Paper Book
Lillian was one of the most sought after artists' models in New York City. But since her mother's death, Lillian's work has dried up, and a looming scandal has left her entirely without a safe haven. So when she stumbles upon an employment opportunity at the Frick mansion, Lillian jumps at the...
The Cloisters : a novel
Hays, Katy
Paper Book
In this "sinister, jaw-dropping" (Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary) debut novel from the author of Saltwater, a circle of researchers uncovers a mysterious deck of tarot cards and shocking secrets in New York's famed Met Cloisters. When Ann Stilwell...
All the beauty in the world : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me
Bringley, Patrick
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller Named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, the Financial Times, the New York Post, Book Riot, and the Sunday Times (London). An "exquisite" (The Washington Post...

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