Video - This panel discussion "Storytelling and Connection" is part of conversations over the course of the Democracy Day: Art and Democracy in American History, an afternoon of programming held on September 19, 2023. Featuring panel discussions in the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History Warner Bros. Theater with artists and scholars about the relationship between art and democracy in the United States, they explored different ways that art informs and shapes democracy and democratic culture by helping audiences engage with one another, with shared values and principles, and with the world.