From the President and CEO: Together We Will Recover
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. As I write this in early September, just over six months since COVID-19 began shuttering our museums, I look out at a …
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 arts education arena and raising a family, I moved …
Point of View: The Tao of Creative Aging
Museums that offer creative aging programs can help their communities embrace happiness and combat ageism, creating a better quality of life fo…
Teaching Traditions
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
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 ever before and contributing in many new ways …
Continuing to Grow
A nature journaling class at Naples Botanical Garden connects older adults to the institution, the natural world, and …
The Queer Perspective
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 Contemporary Art Tucson is setting a gold standard. “Stay …
Essential Programming
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…
