
Bill Tramposch
2019 Aroha Fellow for Museums and Creative Aging
American Alliance of Museums
2019 Aroha Fellow for Museums and Creative Aging, American Alliance of Museums
Recent Posts by Bill Tramposch
The Illusion of Old Age
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Museums and Aging
One of the lesser-known essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson is on the topic of old age, or rather the illusions surrounding and benefits of advanced years. Curiously, in 1862 he was describing …
Simplifying Creative Aging
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Museums and Aging
“What’s creative aging?” is a question that usually comes fast on the heels of mentioning the term. I have tried to explain it so many times that, for economy’s sake, I’ve developed ways to …
Revisiting the Summit on Creativity and Aging in America
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Museums and Aging
The 2015 Summit on Creativity and Aging in America represented a key turning point in our country’s conversation about creative aging. Co-presented by the National Endowment for the Arts …
A Comedian’s Take on Aging
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Museums and Aging
I once heard a comedian say that life is wonderful, just backward. He said that if he were God he would have had us born into old ague-ridden age (a seven, say, on the Shakespeare scale of …
The Upside of Aging
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Museums and Aging
Paul Irving is the president of the Milken Institute, where he leads initiatives to improve public health and aging across America and the world. I have had the pleasure of communicating …
Creative Aging Strategies from Abroad
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Museums and Aging
A couple of years ago, New Zealand’s Office for Seniors initiated the development of a “Healthy Ageing Strategy.” Toward that end, they invited leading national organizations …