Among European art curators, there is an increasing urge to diversify collections through acquisitions that allow for the presentation of non-white sitters and stories of systematic oppression. This session proposes to discuss and scrutinize other means of engaging with issues of diversity and inclusion in historic collections, moving beyond the aforementioned strategy, which places the burden of representation on a select few works of art. Panelists will address the central question of how to communicate to a broad public a sense of collective claims to European art. The conversation will consider how canonical European art that sheds light on complicated historical situations can also inspire genuine appreciation and transcendent experiences. This panel is centered on new installations, temporary exhibitions, and public talks that encourage museum visitors of all backgrounds to feel entitled to European art--to critique it, enjoy it, and return to it empowered by what they have learned.