Resources

Effects of “Thursdays at the Museum” at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the Mental and Physical Health of Older Community Dwellers

Research and Studies   |   2020

This is a report on a two-part study demonstrating that the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ participatory art-based activity, known as “Thursdays at the Museum,”  “improved the well-being, quality of life, and physical health (i.e., …

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Doctor’s Orders: ‘Social Prescriptions’ Have Been Shown to Improve Health

via Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)   |   Articles and Blog Posts   |   2018

This article reported on the announcement of a pilot program, “Social Prescriptions,” at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) that allowed doctors and social workers to prescribe activities, such as museum visits, that promote social connections. …

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Museums, Oral History, Reminiscence and Wellbeing: Establishing Collaboration and Outcomes

Research and Studies   |   2021

This report on The Oxford Museum’s Memory Lane Program is more than an analysis of one program.  It provides an overview of the theoretical and curatorial bases for reminiscence and oral history programs while weaving …

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Good Times: Art for Older People at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Reports   |   2010

In 2010, after an initial period of operation, the Dulwich Picture Gallery collected information on its program, “Good Times: Art for Older People” from coordinators, artists, gallery teachers, and participants. The emphasis was on their …

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Online Learning Pilot Program Resources

Toolkits

This document, created by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, provides teaching artists with a list of resources to follow when designing and delivering remote creative aging programs.

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Online Learning Pilot Program Technology & Online Program Delivery Resources

Toolkits

This resource, created by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, is designed to assist teaching artists with delivering effective and accessible remote creative aging programs.

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Pre-Program Participant Survey

Templates

The purpose of this survey is to collect demographic information about participants, so we know who is participating, and to get a baseline picture of where participants see themselves on a simple scale. This scale …

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Lifetime Arts Resource: Pre-Program and Post-Program Participant Surveys

Templates

These surveys should be used during the first session and final session of a creative aging program series respectively. Reviewing and compiling this data will help you develop a better sense of who the participants …

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Lifetime Arts Resource: Envisioning Your Creative Aging Program Worksheet for Teaching Artists

Templates

As you begin to think about what kind of creative aging program you will teach, use the following worksheet as a starting point. If you have already taught arts programming in your community, then many …

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Mastering the Art of Teaching Adults

Videos   |   2016

This video, created by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, dives into the importance of the teaching artist, and how they foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment in delivering sequential and instructional creative aging programs. The following …

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