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Point of View: Why Creative Aging? It’s more than personal—it’s societal.

By Maura O’Malley

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

By Marjorie Schwarzer

Museums that offer creative aging programs can help their communities embrace happiness and combat ageism, creating a better quality of life fo…
Teaching Traditions

By Sara Lowenburg

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

By Laura Lott

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

By Britt Patterson-Weber

A nature journaling class at Naples Botanical Garden connects older adults to the institution, the natural world, and …
The Queer Perspective

By Eli Burke

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

By Molissa Udevitz

The Anchorage Museum’s “Vital & Creative” programs helped older adults engage in creative pursuits both in-person …
Building Emotional Intelligence Through Play

By Anne Fullenkamp

An exhibition at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh uses the movie Inside Out to teach children about thei…
The Key to Conservation

By Elif M. Gokcigdem, Jim Wharton, Michele Miller Houck, Kristin Dean, and Laurie Stuart

Three zoos and aquariums are designing environmental empathy into …
Point of View: Harnessing an Untapped Power

By Zorana Ivcevic Pringle

Museums can use emotions to encourage empathy, inspire action, and build …