Abstract
This paper documents a novel combination of art therapy and reminiscence therapy for people living with dementia and their carers. The Art and Object Engagement program was a collaborative community engagement project between two campus museums involving art and social history collections for a group of people with limited opportunities for cultural engagement. The open-ended, exploratory structure of the program and the rationale for this approach is articulated. A qualitative analysis of the positive impact of the program on participants is outlined. It is also argued that programs such as this, enabling the creative use of material collections in higher education, supports all three missions of the university through a complex ecology of teaching, research and engagement interrelationships.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 30-40 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | University Museums and Collections Journal |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Author(s) 2022. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- art
- history
- objects
- university collections
- dementia
- engagement
- wellbeing