American Association of Museums President/CEO Dr. Ford Bell Details How ‘Museums Matter’ at San Diego Cultural Arts Leadership Symposium

He also cited examples of museums responding to fill voids in America’s social fabric, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York’s on going program that works with Alzheimer’s patients; the Please Touch Children’s Museum in Philadelphia and North Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art, both of which work with young people in the juvenile justice system; as well as institutions that bring museums to students; museums that offer English as a Second Language courses; and institutions that have created charter schools and engaged in innovative partnerships that help provide critical experiential learning opportunities to many people.