PMA Book Club

OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY

Love art and books?

Join the PMA Book Club—open to PMA members and meeting quarterly for in-person conversations that explore the connections between literature, creativity, and culture. No prior art knowledge needed. 

This October, Julia Keiser will lead our book club conversation surrounding "All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me" here at the PMA.

Space is limited, please register online.

Purchase a copy at the PMA Store, Members get 10% Off!

If you have questions about book club and membership at the PMA you are welcome to reach out to our Annual Gifts Officer, Lily Spearsmith, at  lspearsmith@portlandmuseum.org or (207) 318-2055.

We look forward to discussing All the Beauty in the World with you!

Patrick Bringley
About the Author
Patrick Bringley is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Beauty in the World, a memoir about his decade working as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, the Financial Times, Audible, the Sunday Times (London), and others, the book has resonated globally, with translated editions from Brazil to Ukraine to South Korea, where it became a number one national bestseller. In the spring of 2025, Patrick starred in an Off-Broadway production of All the Beauty in the World, a solo play he adapted from his book directed by Dominic Dromgoole, formerly the artistic director of the Globe Theatre in London. He has been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times, NPR, the BBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, and many other outlets, and has lectured at major cultural institutions worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the University of Virginia, and venues in Dubai, Dublin, Oxford, and Seoul. He lives with his wife and children in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. All the Beauty in the World is his first book."