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2000s: An art historical mystery
2000s: An art historical mystery
Stella Krakus, a curator at Manhattan’s renowned Central Museum of Art, is having the roughest week ever. Everything is going wrong, including the fact a beloved colleague, Paul, has gone missing. Strange things are afoot; it’s almost more than she can overanalyse. But the appearance of a strange map, depicting a mysterious 19th-century utopian settlement, sends Stella on an all-consuming research mission where she discovers the unbearable secret that Paul’s been keeping, and charts a course out of the chaos of her own life.
A story to immerse you in art curation, corporate control, and utopia. The main character in this novel might work in the Central Museum of Art which is ficitonal but there are plenty of museums and art galleries where you might think she is! Plenty of places to go and see some of the best art the city has to offer!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A grand setting for one of the world’s greatest collections of art, from ancient to contemporary.
Frank Lloyd Wright–designed modern-art museum with an architecturally significant spiral rotunda
From dinosaurs to outer space and everything in between, this huge museum showcases natural wonders.
Works from van Gogh to Warhol & beyond plus a sculpture garden, 2 cafes & The Modern restaurant
Destination: New York City Author/Guide: Lucy Ives Departure Time: 2000s
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