Home › Best of 2026 › The Museum of Modern Love

The Museum of Modern Love

by Mariko Turk

A midnight plan for love takes an unexpected turn

Regular price $18.33 USD
Regular price $30.55 USD Sale price $18.33 USD
Save 40%

Hardcover New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.

Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

A midnight plan for love takes an unexpected turn

Miki has mapped out a night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to recreate the circumstances of her grandparents’ 1965 romance and finally confess her feelings to her best friend, Auden. The plan changes when Lou, her ex, joins the overnight tour instead. The museum’s winding route becomes the setting for a contemporary young-adult romance shaped by old family lore, unresolved history, and Miki’s uncertainty about whether her idea of destiny matches what she actually wants. The setup places a carefully imagined confession alongside the complications of being alone with someone from the past.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in contemporary romance
  • Readers who enjoy stories about first love and complicated feelings toward an ex
  • Readers drawn to romantic plots built around a distinctive setting and family history

Themes

First loveDestiny and choiceFamily romantic historyUnresolved relationships

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

"A yearning rush that builds into a full tidal wave of desire."
--Stephanie Perkins, New York Times-bestselling author of Overdue and Anna and the French Kiss

DELUXE EDITION featuring printed edges!

Tonight, inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art--somewhere between the hours of 8 PM and 5 AM--Auden Peck will fall in love with Miki Kawamura.


That's Miki's plan, anyway. And the plan is destiny.

See, Miki's grandparents fell in love after accidentally being locked in the Met overnight in 1965. And now, after too many almost-confessions, hopeless romantic Miki will finally tell her best friend Auden that she loves him by retracing the path through the museum that her grandparents took that fateful night.

But destiny has other plans. For it's not Auden who joins Miki on her midnight tour, but Lou McSweeney--the world's most jaded cynic, and Miki's ex. How can she possibly confess her feelings for Auden when she's stuck sparring with this arrogant jerk? And is it possible that her original plan was not destiny's true course after all?

For fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han, The Museum of Modern Love is an irresistible instant classic about the thrilling, often infuriating, rush of first love, guaranteed to sweep you off your feet.

Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews