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Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums (Chronicle Books, LLC) is a collection of the greatest and most beloved museums of North America, illustrated and explored through fun and fascinating anecdotes.

Curated by Bob Eckstein, author of the New York Times’  bestseller Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores, this delightful twist on an art history book shows these institutes in a way not seen before, illustrated in a lush and idealized style.

The 75+ museums featured include the biggest and boldest names (MoMA, the Whitney) and the more offbeat (Museum of Bad Art, the Museum of Jurassic Technology). They span the U.S., Canada and Mexico and include those specializing in art, natural history, academia and science, and more. The 155 original pieces of artwork illustrate a story about the museum or showcase a particular work of art in its collection.

Actor, comedian and author Steve Martin calls Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums “a joyous book featuring the greatest museums in the world.” Publishers Weekly describes the book as "a touching rumination on public art's potential to provoke personal epiphany."

Eckstein is an award-winning writer, illustrator, New York Times' bestselling author, New Yorker cartoonist and world's leading snowman expert. He’s a contributing editor at Writer’s Digest and artist-in-residence for the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop.