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Meeting through Art | Museum experiences for people impacted by cancer

Project title

Incontrarsi nell'arte

Description of initiative

A trained guide lead the participants, people suffering from cancer, through a journey of knowledge and discovery inside the museum. Patients, their families and caregivers share their experiences and emotions in front of masterpieces and, at the end, there is a laboratory where they can produce an artwork. Visits take place monthly, they are free and different every time as the guide sets customized and thematic itineraries. In this way, paintings become sliding doors on emotions and life. It is a way to reconnect to oneself and others.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Physical health
Quality of social relations
Quality of services for specific groups
Work and workplace well-being

Keywords

care, art, health, well-being, cancer, support, meeting

Target group

Adults | Children | Older people | Youth

Cultural field

Multimedia, new media, digital | Museums | Visual arts | Writing

Timeframe

2022 - 2025

Sources of funding

Private

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

Participants have reacquired the ownership of their time and reconnected with themselves. The project is meant to set the whole focus on the person and not the disease they are facing, it helps to open up to new encounters and to experience emotions through art.

Organizer(s)

THE BRIDGE FOR HOPE
Italy
NGO / Non-profit | Health

Partner(s)

Fondazione Accademia Carrara
Italy
Public / State | Culture
HUMANITAS GAVAZZENI
Italy
Other | Health