Art Conservator & Museum Employee Reading Fun! (17 books)

This list of great summer reads was compiled by the conservators and fine arts staff at the Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA), the oldest nonprofit art conservation center in the U.S.. On the list you'll find novels about art, museums, collectors, cultures, and conservators, and nonfiction books about the Chelsea Hotel in NYC, and the WPA art effort in America during the Great Depression.

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1	The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 12,820 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Museum of the Senses: Experiencing Art and Collections (Sensory Studies Series) by Constance Classen 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro 3.76 avg rating — 94,565 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Irish Game: A True Story of Crime and Art by Matthew Hart (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 722 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Why Old Places Matter: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-Being by Thompson M. Mayes (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Facture: Renaissance Masterworks (Conservation, Science, Art History, Vol. 1) by Daphne S. Barbour (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 125,284 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Folklife and Museums: Twenty-First Century Perspectives by C. Kurt Dewhurst (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 30,765 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Objective Lessons: Self-Care for Museum Workers by Seema Rao (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 62,655 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Call The Lost Dream Back: Essays on History, Race and Museums by Lonnie G. Bunch III 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Euphoria by Lily King (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 102,345 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 156,957 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	A Bed of Scorpions (Sam Clair, #2) by Judith Flanders (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 1,322 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Inside the Dream Palace: The Life and Times of New York's Legendary Chelsea Hotel by Sherill Tippins 3.72 avg rating — 1,085 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Furious Improvisation: How the Wpa and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times by Susan Quinn 4.16 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars