so the new director, maria balshaw, is sort of tailor-made for the times.ibly savvy, engaged, thoughtful person who has pioneered this methodology of integrating art and politics in really novel ways. carol: one of her missions is to bring art to even more people. how is she going about that? james: she is talking about xpanding museum hours. she really wants to bring in diverse artists or artists from diverse backgrounds, because she firmly believes that will attract a more diverse audience. most of the famous artists in the 20th century are white men. so that is a pretty specific demographic. the people interested in that are much broader. she thinks that by acknowledging many other different timelines and groups that there can be a kind of bigger impact. carol: also in pursuits, it may be another sign of the times. julia: we may be drinking too much. here is editor chris rouser. >> jim meehan is the bartender at pdt in manhattan. it stands for please don't tell. he opened it in 2007 before the financial crisis, and over the past 10 years, he noticed the

julia: a profile of maria balshaw, the new director of britain's tate museum. here is james tarmy.a bizarre moment in the culture wars where things that would normally not be noticeable in museums or the galleries are suddenly getting picketers and people trying to shut them down and national and international press, so at this particular juncture, a lot of museums are looking for directors who can release your event and kind of response to the public but also guide the public, and so the new director, maria balshaw, is sort of tailor-made for the times. she is an incredibly savvy, engaged, thoughtful person who has pioneered this methodology of integrating art and politics in really novel ways. carol: with her missions is to bring art to even more people. how is she going about that? james: she is talking about expanding museum hours. she really wants to bring in diverse artists or artists from diverse that that will attract a more diverse audience. most of the famous artists in the 21st century are white men, so that is a pretty specific demographic. she thinks that by acknowledg