I share your enthusiasm about the curating of the Matisse exhibition. I just wanted to go round smiling all the time at the joy Matisse seemed to have had in discovering cut-outs. I loved the vibrant colours and the way he balanced them.
You would have a harder job in encouraging me with mathematics though I can enjoy numbers and harmony. I have a vague recollection of having one inspired maths teacher for a very short time who helped me to enjoy working out how fomulae worked.
caroline@carolinetoll.co.uk