托马斯·霍文的《让木乃伊跳舞—大都会艺术博物馆变革记》按时间顺序讲述了大都会博物馆的故事,霍文用10年时间领导了这场艺术博物馆史上最彻底的革命。而大都会艺术博物馆背后所体现的美国文化产业的蓬勃发展,更是促进了美国文化地位的提升和社会的发展,由此文化产业成为美国最富活力并带来巨大经济效益的产业。大都会艺术博物馆的成功也为中国国内博物馆界的发展带来了很多启示。 Thomas Howe’s Mummified Dangerous Memorandum on Metropolitan Museum of Art chronicles the story of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a chronological order that led to the most radical revolution in the history of the Museum of Art for 10 years. The thriving development of American cultural industry embodied in the Metropolitan Museum of Art also promotes the promotion of American cultural status and social development. As a result, the cultural industry has become the most viable industry in the United States and brought enormous economic benefits. The success of the Metropolitan Museum of Art has also brought much inspiration to the development of the Chinese museum community.