Museum Quotes

Got these quotes from the Young Museum Professionals blog. Thanks for reminding me that I'm doing something worthwhile.

It's a silent oasis in the noisy confusion of the world, isolating phenomena so that they can be seen undistractedly. What is being collected are not the artifacts themselves but the undivided attention of the visitors. That is the museum. It lies in the mind of the viewers.--Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of Love.

We want kids to be capable of art appreciation, critical thinking, and outrage.--Maxine Green, during a workshop at Bank Street College of Education Graduate School