Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum from 1977 to 2008, leads a tour of 30 of the Museum's masterpieces, from the 2100 B.C. boat models of the ancient Egyptian tomb of Mekutra to a reliquary sculpture from Africa and paintings such as Vermeer's "Young Woman With a Water Jug" and Monet's "Terrace At Sainte-Addresse." The chosen works cover 5000 years of world civilization and demonstrate the scope of The Metropolitan's collection. Filmed on location at the museum, this one hour program offers a stimulating look at one of the finest art institutions in the world.
