Museums give us an opportunity to turn history into personal memories.  

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.

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

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

Museums bring culture and civilizations to life, shedding precious light on what connects them to us in our own times.

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

I believe that the most important thing in life is to share what we know, what we have, and what we are with others.

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

I like to compare the diverse cultural and historical contexts in which works originate with contemporary issues and concerns, to help visitors better grasp what they are seeing.

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.

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 like to consider material on its own terms, in its own context, and at the same time think critically about the bigger historical picture to which art belongs.

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.

The best part of the job is the fun of experiencing the Louvre’s masterpieces as a conversation with Muse visitors. I always try to mold my teaching to visitors’ interests, and Paris Muse tours allow me to do just that – to get to know them and adapt my tour accordingly.

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 the teaching moment when a child becomes captivated and hungry to know more. Igniting that spark and then accompanying a child on that journey of discovery is a wonderful privilege. It’s why I love this work. We really do get to make history and art come alive.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

I can see visitors’ eyes light up when they discover a key element that cracks open the story the work has to tell. This is a moment teachers long for, and I get to experience it all the time.

I absolutely love how our tours explore art with a long view of history. On the Introduction to the Treasures of the Louvre tour, for example, we cover materials spanning thousands of years across several continents.

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 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 of a work to dig deeper.

On average, a museum visitor spends about 15 seconds looking at a work of art. On Paris Muse tours you can take your time to absorb all the details.

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.

I like to have open conversations with families, based on the idea that everyone’s contribution is valid.

I fell in love with the history and art of Paris when I first visited at ten years old. I still remember the awe I felt, bathed in the light of Notre Dame’s rose windows, while a procession of white-robed priests walked by.