Art Quote by Alfred H. Barr, Jr

A lot of our insights are based on the ways in which people spend time at museums. They're curious, open, interested, and engaging. They…

— Jake Barton

Museums provide places of relaxation and inspiration. And most importantly, they are a place of authenticity. We live in a world of reproductions -…

— Thomas P. Campbell

The museum is full of interesting things. All kinds of paintings are there. And then paintings too thick to put in a frame, that…

— Marvin L. Cohen

A museum should not just be a place for fancy paintings but should be a place where we can communicate our lives through our…

— Orhan Pamuk

The reason artists want to have works in museums is that we want our works to be seen by as many people as possible…

— Theaster Gates

The most basic task of any museum must be the protection of works of cultural significance entrusted to its care for the edification and…

— Martin Filler

The distinction between a gallery and a museum is enormous. The gallery is about looking at a thing of beauty; the purpose of the…

— Neil MacGregor

The role of a museum of modern art is to make a good selection and identify what we believe to be the coming movements,…

— David Rockefeller

Museums are like the quiet car of the world. It's a place you can come to escape, where there's authenticity, there's uniqueness, there's calm,…

— Thomas P. Campbell

A visit to a museum is a search for beauty, truth, and meaning in our lives. Go to museums as often as you can.

— Maira Kalman

People come to museums for storytelling and engagement, and the technology needs to facilitate that.

— Jake Barton

Museums are good things, places to look and absorb and learn.

— Alan King