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Point of View: Why Creative Aging? It’s more than personal—it’s societal.
I began thinking about becoming “old” in my mid-40s when I was a caregiver for my energetic, intelligent, and creative aunt. Over the course of 10 years, while I was working in the K–12 …
Point of View: The Tao of Creative Aging
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Museums that offer creative aging programs can help their communities embrace happiness and combat ageism, creating a better quality of life fo…
Teaching Traditions
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The Louisiana State Museum engaged community culture bearers to lead classes in printmaking, drumming, and beading for ol…
From the President and CEO: Join the Creative Aging Movement
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This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Thanks to science and medical advances, humans are living longer than …
Continuing to Grow
A nature journaling class at Naples Botanical Garden connects older adults to the institution, the natural world, and …
The Queer Perspective
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This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. An intergenerational LGBTQIA+ arts program at the Museum of …
Essential Programming
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The Anchorage Museum’s “Vital & Creative” programs helped older adults engage in creative pursuits both in-person …
Building Emotional Intelligence Through Play
An exhibition at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh uses the movie Inside Out to teach children about thei…
Point of View: Harnessing an Untapped Power
Museums can use emotions to encourage empathy, inspire action, and build …
The Secrets of Emotion
Psychological science offers myriad opportunities for measuring emotional responses to the museum …
Empathy Check (and why it’s not a cliché)
An exhibition on African American women’s hair became a space for the African diasporic perspective to be seen, heard, valued, and better …
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Creating Connections: Merging Lifelong Learning and Music Therapy
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Museums and Aging
The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Arizona, celebrates music and world cultures through a multisensory experience—where guests can “travel” the globe through the sights and …
How a Disturbing Historical Discovery Inspired a New Mission at Old North Foundation
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The enduring fame of the Old North Church in Boston began on the evening of April 18, 1775, when church sexton Robert Newman and vestryman Capt. John Pulling Jr. climbed the steeple and …
Creative Aging Discussion Guide
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Creative Aging
This Discussion Guide is designed to prompt museum administrators, boards, and practitioners to explore and learn from the innovative creative aging programs featured in this issue. Use the …