All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley

1/5. A portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the moving story of one guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art.

1/5. A portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the moving story of one guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art.

2/5. Getting into the swing of being a guard at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, Patrick Bringley realises the power of art to offer us a window into our own lives.

2/5. Getting into the swing of being a guard at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, Patrick Bringley realises the power of art to offer us a window into our own lives.

3/5. A guard at the Metropolitan Museum in New York spends eight hours a day examining art and objects from the collection, and is enraptured when he sees an African Nkisi figure.

3/5. A guard at the Metropolitan Museum in New York spends eight hours a day examining art and objects from the collection, and is enraptured when he sees an African Nkisi figure.

4/5. A guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art becomes fascinated by an ancient Greek Kouros figure of a young man and the magical "Simonetti" carpet in the Ottoman gallery.

4/5. A guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art becomes fascinated by an ancient Greek Kouros figure of a young man and the magical "Simonetti" carpet in the Ottoman gallery.

5/5. At two very different exhibitions, a museum guard at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art is captivated by Gee bend quiltmakers and works by the great Michelangelo.