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Dear all, Further to a recent conversation on the list about World War 2 reminiscence projects and the very useful attachment about reminiscence sessions for people with dementia, I would be interested to find out whether you would be able to suggest any further examples of museum activities, which explore the connection between object collections and memory and have been specifically developed with people with dementia in mind. Myself and my colleague, Dr Rhiannon Mason, in the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies in Newcastle University, are currently in the process of organising two multidisciplinary workshops on the relationships between museums, reminiscence, memory, touch and objects (understood in the broadest sense and including photographs, music recordings etc). To this end we would be keen to find out how museums and galleries have engaged with these issues so far, whether there are any examples of current practice that focus on people with dementia, and to involve, where we can, museum practitioners with experience in this topic in the two forthcoming workshops. The workshops are part of the university's campaign called Changing Age, which calls for a change in the negative perceptions that surround ageing and our growing ageing population: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/changingage/. We would be grateful for your help. We would also be happy to collate and post responses back to the list. Kind regards, Areti Galani and Rhiannon Mason ----------------------------------------- Dr. Areti Galani Lecturer in Museum/Heritage Studies International Centre for Cultural & Heritage Studies Newcastle University http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/staff/profile/areti.galani From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Catherine Gardiner Sent: 15 June 2010 16:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: World War 2 reminiscence - responses Dear all Many thanks to everyone who responded to my enquiry about the possibilities for World War 2 reminiscence -another phenomenal range of responses, highlighting a fantastic range of projects. I found these responses hugely encouraging and extremely helpful, and I'm sure others will too. Kind regards Katie Katie Gardiner Curator (Community & Collections) Poole Museum 4 High Street, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1BW Tel: 01202 262607 Follow Poole Museum on Twitter http://twitter.com/PooleMuseum P Do you really need to print this email? DISCLAIMER: ******************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential, legally privileged and protected in law and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. The copyright in all documentation is the property of the Borough of Poole and this email and any documentation must not be copied or used other than as strictly necessary for the purpose of this email without prior written consent which may be subject to conditions. Any view or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the 'Borough of Poole' or any of its individual departments. Whilst the council does not pro-actively monitor electronic mail, it reserves the right to inspect outgoing emails from the council system. If you have received this Email in error please contact the sender by return and confirm that its contents have been destroyed. Telephone enquiries should be directed to the Borough switchboard on 01202 633633 ******************************************************* + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +