Do You Offer Something for People Like Us? A Short History of the Development of Dementia-Friendly Activities in the National Museums of Vienna
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Friederike Lassy-Beelitz
Abstract
In the 1990s, state museums in Austria came to the conclusion that seniors were an important target group for their marketing efforts. Art education specialists developed attractions for seniors and, in doing so, learned that, to a large extent, the success of such attractions is dependent on the physical and mental health of its participants. At the same time, a need was identified for museums to be made more accessible to visitors living with special needs, with the result that activities for people living with dementia were finally developed. The demographic outlook was reason enough to address this particular issue; added to that were external demands, as well as each individual museum’s own need to become a successful, inclusive facility. In comparison with visitor flows in other types of education provision, numbers of attendees do not warrant a program; nevertheless, dementia-friendly educational formats are widespread today, and not just in Austrian museums.
Abstract
In the 1990s, state museums in Austria came to the conclusion that seniors were an important target group for their marketing efforts. Art education specialists developed attractions for seniors and, in doing so, learned that, to a large extent, the success of such attractions is dependent on the physical and mental health of its participants. At the same time, a need was identified for museums to be made more accessible to visitors living with special needs, with the result that activities for people living with dementia were finally developed. The demographic outlook was reason enough to address this particular issue; added to that were external demands, as well as each individual museum’s own need to become a successful, inclusive facility. In comparison with visitor flows in other types of education provision, numbers of attendees do not warrant a program; nevertheless, dementia-friendly educational formats are widespread today, and not just in Austrian museums.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Contents 4
- Preface 9
- Foreword 10
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Arts & Dementia Care
- A Manifesto for the Individual Narrative: Visual Art as More than a Therapeutic Tool 16
- Changing the Social Fabric: How Art and Social Design Can Contribute to Recognizing People with Dementia as an Essential Part of Vibrant Societies 26
- Changing Perspectives: How Art Can Enhance Quality of Life in People Living with Dementia 42
- Reawakening the Mind: Consultancy Regarding Learning and Participation Programs at Arts Venues for People with Early- Stage Dementia and Their Companions 54
- Connection through Creativity: TOI AKO, a Creative Ageing Mentoring Programme in Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa, New Zealand for Older People and People Living with Dementia 66
- Art and Dementia – Pause – Wake Up: The Aesthetics of Artistic Creativity in People Living with Dementia 84
- Creating an Empathetic Society for Dementia through Art: Art, Social Design and Artistic Research 100
- The Point of Intersection in Focus: On the Emergence of the Pictorial Image, Its Disintegration through Dementia, and How Art Could Offer a Possible Explanation for the Wax and Wane of Perceptive Ability 154
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DESIGN & DEMENTIA CARE
- Sensual Fake: What If You Can’t Trust Your Senses? 170
- From Participatory Design to Discursive Designs: Involving People Living with Dementia in the Design Process to Generate Artworks That Initiate Debate 184
- Feeling Things with Dementia Carers: Arts & Design as a Method of Salutogenesis and Self-Tuning 200
- Feather Meets Tread Plate: An Art and Dementia Workshop from Two Perspectives 226
- Contribution of Active Cues to Arts & Dementia 234
- Participatory Design in Research and Teaching at University alongside People Living with Dementia and Their Carers in the Pre-stationary Sector and Residential Care Facilities 252
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MUSIC & DEMENTIA CARE
- Music & Participation: A Report on Three Innovative Projects 268
- Dementia & Avantgarde: The Concept and Practice of the KlangKunstLabor Sound Art Project in Duisburg, Germany 280
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ARCHITECTURE & DEMENTIA CARE
- Performing the Architectural Plan: Egocentric and Allocentric Drawing 294
- Lost in Space: Exploring the House of Life 310
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MUSEUMS & DEMENTIA CARE
- Connecting with and through Art: Arts Engagement for Livable Communities 326
- Closer to the Center: A Dom Museum Wien Workshop Series, in Cooperation with Organizations Supporting People with Dementia 342
- Back to Life: Art Education for People Living with Dementia at the Kunsthistorisches Museum 354
- Do You Offer Something for People Like Us? A Short History of the Development of Dementia-Friendly Activities in the National Museums of Vienna 366
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Contents 4
- Preface 9
- Foreword 10
-
Arts & Dementia Care
- A Manifesto for the Individual Narrative: Visual Art as More than a Therapeutic Tool 16
- Changing the Social Fabric: How Art and Social Design Can Contribute to Recognizing People with Dementia as an Essential Part of Vibrant Societies 26
- Changing Perspectives: How Art Can Enhance Quality of Life in People Living with Dementia 42
- Reawakening the Mind: Consultancy Regarding Learning and Participation Programs at Arts Venues for People with Early- Stage Dementia and Their Companions 54
- Connection through Creativity: TOI AKO, a Creative Ageing Mentoring Programme in Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa, New Zealand for Older People and People Living with Dementia 66
- Art and Dementia – Pause – Wake Up: The Aesthetics of Artistic Creativity in People Living with Dementia 84
- Creating an Empathetic Society for Dementia through Art: Art, Social Design and Artistic Research 100
- The Point of Intersection in Focus: On the Emergence of the Pictorial Image, Its Disintegration through Dementia, and How Art Could Offer a Possible Explanation for the Wax and Wane of Perceptive Ability 154
-
DESIGN & DEMENTIA CARE
- Sensual Fake: What If You Can’t Trust Your Senses? 170
- From Participatory Design to Discursive Designs: Involving People Living with Dementia in the Design Process to Generate Artworks That Initiate Debate 184
- Feeling Things with Dementia Carers: Arts & Design as a Method of Salutogenesis and Self-Tuning 200
- Feather Meets Tread Plate: An Art and Dementia Workshop from Two Perspectives 226
- Contribution of Active Cues to Arts & Dementia 234
- Participatory Design in Research and Teaching at University alongside People Living with Dementia and Their Carers in the Pre-stationary Sector and Residential Care Facilities 252
-
MUSIC & DEMENTIA CARE
- Music & Participation: A Report on Three Innovative Projects 268
- Dementia & Avantgarde: The Concept and Practice of the KlangKunstLabor Sound Art Project in Duisburg, Germany 280
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ARCHITECTURE & DEMENTIA CARE
- Performing the Architectural Plan: Egocentric and Allocentric Drawing 294
- Lost in Space: Exploring the House of Life 310
-
MUSEUMS & DEMENTIA CARE
- Connecting with and through Art: Arts Engagement for Livable Communities 326
- Closer to the Center: A Dom Museum Wien Workshop Series, in Cooperation with Organizations Supporting People with Dementia 342
- Back to Life: Art Education for People Living with Dementia at the Kunsthistorisches Museum 354
- Do You Offer Something for People Like Us? A Short History of the Development of Dementia-Friendly Activities in the National Museums of Vienna 366
