Read for Nonfiction Reader challenge - Culture category

I enjoyed this glimpse behind the scenes at being a museum guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, a job the author took on in the wake of his brother's death. In some ways undemanding, in other ways challenging (especially on the feet), it gave him a chance to soak in the presence of great art and to spend many hours reflecting on what he saw. He shares some of his insights, along with giving us respect and appreciation for the unsung guards among the huge crew making such a place possible.