Learning about art history teaches you that images carry messages, and shows you how to understand the politics and history hidden in paintings, sculpture, and all forms of visual culture.

Touring through Paris with a small group allows everyone to take part in shaping the experience.

I feel that entering a museum is therapeutic and vital, and may even be sacred.

Art is a language.  The more visual vocabulary you know, the better you understand its complex messages.

I've always been fascinated by history because it informs the present.

I use modern terminology and phrases, vivid imagery, even pop–culture references to get the job done. This helps ignite our imagination, so everyone is engaged and learning!

I encourage visitors to look at art with childlike curiosity because there is always something new to see.

The boundary between teacher and student is very porous: we learn from each other.

When I look at a work of art, I try to plunge into it.

I started fiddling with paints and brushes even before I could write.

When I lead tours, I try to teach as if I'm talking to friends.

You might say that my desire to educate is genetic.

If learning becomes our favorite meal, once we savor it, we'll have a lifelong appetite for it.

Since childhood, I've always loved sharing stories with other kids.

Every time there is an "aha" moment with the excitement of new discoveries, it's purely contagious

Art can change you.

Regardless of one’s background, knowledge, or experience, everyone can engage in a conversation with art.

My role as a guide is to help people find a door into the world of art.

I like to think of myself as a storyteller who crafts tours that are as much fun as they are informative.

Traveling the world helps me appreciate people of all profiles and places.

I try to help visitors see art as a way to understand today's fast-paced, changing world.

Sharing the stories that art tells us is a constant source of inspiration.

Just by looking at a painting or sculpture,  I could travel to Renaissance Italy or ancient Egypt, and meet characters both real and imaginary.

I try to translate art's complex messages by relating it to today's world whenever I can---and with a touch of humor when possible!

The first impression of an art object or historical monument is priceless.

Coming from a family of educators, I had an early taste for the joys of learning, and then sharing that joy with others. That’s why Paris Muse felt like a second home to me from the start.

Art is more than just beauty, it is also a poignant mirror reflecting the values of a given society in a given time and place.

According to the ancient Roman poet Virgil, "Tempus fugit" or "time flies." But in the great museums of the word,  the ways of the world can seem to come to a standstill.

Under the right circumstances, museums offer a bridge to connect our contemporary lives with the experiences of people who lived hundreds—or even thousands— of years ago. As a university educator and guide, my goal is to make history come alive by unlocking the potential magic of art and historic buildings.

I thoroughly enjoy revealing the meanings of beautiful objects that humans have created throughout history. And in that conversation, voyagers can recognize their own potential to create beauty in their own lives.

I love that moment when I see a young art detective's eyes light up before one of the Louvre's many masterpieces. My aim as an educator is to encourage moments like these.

I've learned that the best way of understanding art is through observation: no matter how many times you look at an object, there are always new things to discover.

Art should pose questions: Why is this particular artwork here? What makes it so special?

I look at art for its beauty but also for what it can tell us about the social, political and religious ideas of the society in which it was designed.

A great guide is also a good listener. I see my work as an amazing opportunity to meet new people, who share their own eye-opening thoughts and ideas about the art on display. Teaching is a never-ending learning process.

Paris is like an interactive map leading us to endless, and sometimes surprising, treasures.

I try to find inventive and imaginative methods to engage children in ways that don’t leave them feeling intimidated, bored, or self-conscious.

I grew up in Wisconsin surrounded by local artists and musicians and an engineer mom. Everyone around me encouraged my curiosity. It is the main thing that shapes the way I give tours.

The stories that the city carries in its folds have a central place in my tours because storytelling can awaken us to the past, while also allowing us to see how we each connect to this past in our present lives.

I like to think of my work as “serious fun.”

I conceive of teaching as sharing. As an educator, I share my passion for and knowledge of the art I present to my visitors, and in return they share their impressions and reactions of these same objects. We both learn from this exchange.

I enjoy giving visitors the facts, but I am truly passionate about giving them the tools they need to look past the surface appearance.

I love being able to introduce more people to the wonders of art – especially people who may not have had a lot of experience in museums. While a place as big as the Louvre can be intimidating, walking through it with a Paris Muse visitor is such an intimate experience.