Share your passion for art: how a retired dentist became a docent at the Met with Deborah Pilla, DDS

After a 33-year career as a pediatric dentist, Manhattan-based Dr. Deborah Pilla took on a challenge that rewards her love of art and of learning:  becoming a docent and a school programs guide at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work with children in her dental practice makes her a natural for engaging students during museum tours.  She also has her own arts practice, which she views as an important creative outlet.  She has taken on a new project, writing a children’s story and developing it for publication.

Topics we cover: 

• How she became a docent at the Met, a rigorous and competitive process, requiring extensive research, writing, and public speaking skills. 
• The fulfillment she finds in sharing her knowledge and passion for art, especially with students who may be visiting a museum for the first time. 
• The intersection of science/medicine and the arts, and how skills from one field can translate to the other
• Her favorite exhibits at the Met and why – her answer may surprise you.  
• The importance of staying intellectually engaged and finding creative outlets in retirement 
• The transformative power of art in providing perspective, calm, and wonder 

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