Around the world Quote by Rick Heinrichs

I grew up going to museums. I was privileged to discover art and artists in a very personal way.

— Thelma Golden

I liked museums but I wanted to be a dancer, I wanted to go into performing arts, or be a writer.

— Chath Piersath

I came from a background where access to museum culture was rarely granted, and, when you got it, people wondered what the hell you…

— Kehinde Wiley

Growing up in the '70s and '80s when my dad had an art gallery, one of the things that frustrated me was the world…

— Jason Blum

In college I had to major in something, so I was like, "Okay I like art history, so I will major in that." I…

— Walter Martin

I wanted to be in museums. I don't do things to be small.

— Amy Sherald

My mother was a teacher, and when she wanted to show me art and literature and science, she'd take me to museums, parks and…

— David Blaine

I was very interested in being a painter. I had facility, I had talent, and I loved painting and printmaking, and I was quite…

— John Lithgow

I was always interested in the arts as a child - drawing, painting, and piano - but acting became a favourite. I was a…

— Laura Mennell

The arts was always a place where I could be present.

— Okieriete Onaodowan

I'd seen all the great entertainers by the time I was 14 or 15. My mother was artistic. My father was a bookmaker, so…

— Lainie Kazan

Remember, this is back in the '40s, and the idea of a museum being a place where interested people could come in direct contact…

— Warren MacKenzie