# Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums: Stories and Memorable Moments from People Who Love Museums - Hardcover

by **Bob Eckstein** (Author)

**A beautiful, smart, entertaining new art book from _New Yorker_ cartoonist and author Bob Eckstein that is a love letter to museums and museum-goers, filled with lush and whimsical illustrations paired with stories and anecdotes from curators, museum workers, museum visitors, and more.**

_Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums_ is a collection of the greatest and most beloved museums of North America, illustrated and explored through fun and fascinating anecdotes. Curated by Bob Eckstein, author of the _New York Times_ bestseller _Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores_, this delightful twist on an art history book shows these institutes in a way not seen before, illustrated in a lush and idealized style.

The 75+ museums featured include the biggest and boldest names (MoMA, the Whitney) and the more offbeat (Museum of Bad Art, the Museum of Jurassic Technology). They span the US, Canada, and Mexico and include those specializing in art, natural history, academia and science, and more. The 155 original pieces of artwork illustrate a story about the museum or showcase a particular work of art in its collection.

Featured museums include:

-   The Field Museum, Chicago
-   The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
-   The Museum of Modern Art, New York
-   The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA
-   The National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC
-   La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles
-   Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
-   Museum of Motherhood, St. Petersburg, Florida
-   Chapultepec Castle, Mexico City, Mexico
-   American Museum of Natural History, New York
-   And many more

  
A perfect gift for artists, art lovers, students, travelers, and adventurers of all ages, this collection of funny, heartfelt, and quirky profiles is a thought-provoking, inspiring celebration of museums, why we go to them, and why we love them so much.

### Author Biography

Bob Eckstein is an award-winning illustrator, writer, and cartoonist for the _New Yorker_, _New York Times_, _Reader's Digest_, _Smithsonian Magazine_, _Atlas Obscura_, and many others. His _Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores_ was a _New York Times_ bestseller and made many "Best Of" 2016 lists and continues to be an "Amazon Most Wished for Title" years later. A postcard set based on that book was published in 2018. He is also the author of _The History of the Snowman_, _The Illustrated History of the Snowman_, and _The Complete Book of Cat Names (That Your Cat Won't Answer to Anyway)_. He was editor for _The Ultimate Cartoon Book of Book Cartoons_ series and is contributing editor for _Writer's Digest_. He lives in New York City.

**Number of Pages:** 176

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 7.1 x 8.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 14, 2024

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