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Museums and Aging

Fighting ageism and promoting lifelong learning and creativity.

Lessons on Resilience From LGBTQ Elders

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Researchers studying LGBTQ elders find that the unfortunate experience of resisting homophobia and/or transphobia provides the emotional and psychological tools needed to resist a…

Rebuilding Pathways: How DEAI and Creative Aging Intersect at the Speed Art Museum

By Toya Northington, in conversation with Marjorie Schwarzer
As museums work to become more diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive, one community is often left out of the discourse: people over the age of fifty-five. This may be because they …

Giving Back: Three Model Practices for Sustaining Older Volunteers during COVID-19

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By Marjorie Schwarzer
As cases of COVID-19 spike across the country, resulting in more museums suspending operations, what are the implications for older docents and volunteers, especially in regard to ageism …

Giving Back: Museums and Older Volunteers during COVID-19

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By Marjorie Schwarzer
As cases of COVID-19 spike across the country, resulting in more museums suspending operations, what are the implications for older docents and volunteers, especially in regard to ageism …

Register now for Perspectives on Legacy Creative Aging Virtual Conference

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By Elizabeth Merritt
The Alliance’s work on museums and creative aging, supported by Aroha Philanthropies, focuses on “healthy aging”—how museums can foster curiosity, growth, and social connections among …

We Need an Intergenerational Response to the Pandemic

By Trent Stamp, Thriveglobal

We were told it was an "old person's disease." When COVID-19 first attacked the United States this spring, it was certainly true that our oldest citizens bore the disproportional brunt …

Why Is Age Not Part of Diversity and Inclusion?

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Diversity and Inclusion (DI) is one of the primary initiatives in the corporate world and continues to gain traction. Look at the managerial staff of any major company and you will see …

Nonprofits Find New Ways to Engage Senior Volunteers Virtually

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When COVID-19 first hit, nonprofits sought to shift volunteer duties to younger people who were less at risk. Now they are finding new, safe ways to reengage se…

Older adults feel better than young people despite COVID risks

By Melissa De Witte-Stanford, Futurity

Older adults report better emotional well-being than younger people, even during a pandemic that is placing them at greater risk than any other age group, according to a new survey. …

Virtual Volunteering Still Offers Benefits

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Volunteers are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations, but the pandemic has created major barriers to participation, especially for older people, who face a higher risk of serious …

Bridging Isolation: The Anchorage Museum’s Virtual Movement Workshops for Older Adults during COVID-19

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By Molissa Udevitz
On a Tuesday morning in July, older adults from across Southcentral Alaska danced to feel-good songs, including Bobby Darin’s “Splish Splash” and Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth …

From In-Person to Virtual Programs: A Case Study of Challenges & Successes

By Emily Sachar
No sooner had I learned that Zoom meant more than the loud whoosh of a sports car than I was engulfed in planning how to move a creative aging playwriting course to the platform. COVID had …
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