African Quote by Hugh Masekela

We talk about theatre museums filled with old costumes and things. What we also need is a theatre museum of the old routines on…

— Jim Dale

I was being groomed as an undergraduate to specialize in Midwestern prehistory, but going back to my teenage days, my interest has always been…

— Donald Johanson

I wanted to show that an African-American artist could make it in this country on a national level in the graphic arts. I want…

— Jerry Pinkney

I would like to do things like I did in Tanzania, going somewhere and exploring a theme and investigating as well as performing for…

— Drummond Money-Coutts

“Some of the projects in the archaeology and historic preservation program resemble our vision of”

— Wooldridge, Jane

We're the curator for the African-American experience for the past, present and future. That's my job.

— Linda Johnson Rice

We have to realize our black heritage in order to give us strength to move on and progress. But as far as returning to…

— Huey Newton

African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should…

— Mos Def

Everything you write as an artist is about your legacy and your catalog and how you would look in a museum.

— Chance The Rapper

I don't need to be asking for money for local museums and other projects just to make me look good back home.

— Jim DeMint

I want to reach out and entertain people. I want people to come to a museum that have never been in a museum before.…

— Wayne White

The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art.

— Xavier Becerra