Museums are great democratic spaces to learn, debate, and advance social change.

You will find museums in major metropolitan areas that will be much more deeply connected to their communities.

You have to meet people where they are.

Museums have the potential to be learning centers where people of any age can come to experience different ways of learning.

the museum is a place for people to find sustenance and comfort,

Museums need to do more than just talk about progress—they need to be about it.

One should never assume relevance. You really have to know the audience.

Where anyone falls short—not just museums—is that they don’t understand people. It’s that simple. You have to go where the people are, and be there without a microphone. You have to engage as an invested individual or institution and be willing to learn. Think about what you are trying to offer and how it intersects with people’s lives.

At the Lucas Museum, strategy will be framed through the lenses of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and the sense of belonging.