Sneak Peek: Karen Ann Daniels Podcast

Karen Ann Daniels: The core idea of this renovation really was to open up the Folger to more people, and the conclusion we've all come to has been that we're going to start where we are. Start with the neighborhood, start with the communities of DC that maybe we have never engaged in a sort of an intentional way before, or maybe not consistently. So I think the pandemic presented a unique opportunity for the Folger to think literally outside of its box, and to think about how we could go to where people are, instead of asking people to come to us. And I think that's the adventure, that's kind of the world that I come out of anyway, so for me, it was more just sort of leaning in to the things that I've done before, the things I believe about reaching audiences that are new to us, and engaging with people in meaningful ways. And I think it always begins with going and introducing yourself, go to their house before you invite them to yours.