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> [The day I decided I didn't want to be a 19th-Century European curator, I knew I would never have the experience of people coming and going 'ooh' and 'aah,' the way they do around the Monets. It just doesn't happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/the-day-i-decided-i-didn-t-want-to-be-a-19th-century-european-curator/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

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## More by Thelma Golden

> [I can't live with art: I'd spend too much time tweaking it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/i-can-t-live-with-art-i-d-spend-too-much-time-tweaking-it/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [I'm constantly making exhibitions in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/i-m-constantly-making-exhibitions-in-my-head/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [An exhibition is in many ways a series of conversations. Between the artist and viewer, curator and viewer, and between the works of art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/an-exhibition-is-in-many-ways-a-series-of-conversations-between-the/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [I'm a big Whole Foods fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/i-m-a-big-whole-foods-fan/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [I resist the temptation to curate my apartment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/i-resist-the-temptation-to-curate-my-apartment/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [Tailor your space to your needs. In one closet, I have upper and lower rods for skirts, pants and tops. The second is all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/tailor-your-space-to-your-needs-in-one-closet-i-have-upper-and-lower/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [As a child, our house had a backyard lined with roses tended vigilantly by my mother. So the fragrance fills me with nostalgia for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/as-a-child-our-house-had-a-backyard-lined-with-roses-tended/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [I grew up going to museums. I was privileged to discover art and artists in a very personal way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/i-grew-up-going-to-museums-i-was-privileged-to-discover-art-and/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [The privilege I've had as a curator is not just the discovery of new works... but what I've discovered about myself and what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/the-privilege-i-ve-had-as-a-curator-is-not-just-the-discovery-of-new/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

> [The day I decided I didn't want to be a 19th-Century European curator, I knew I would never have the experience of people coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-golden/the-day-i-decided-i-didn-t-want-to-be-a-19th-century-european-curator/)

[Thelma Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-golden/)

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