But it's not an easy thing to do. And tension is part of the growing process. It's what has to make us smarter at finding ways to connect. The problem is, museums have for so long been rest homes for Old Masters. The museum has to become a destination.
Museums can be the talk of the town.
How one hangs something on the wall is a very important issue and a very interesting one. And the most important thing is to argue about it. Arts institutions have gotten much smarter about doing things for the people they are supposed to be serving. And the cultural life of the city is giving people a kind of identity that they didn't have before. There is a critical mass of activity, things like the Central American community coming of age culturally.