Project title
Musei Toscani per l'Alzheimer
Description of initiative
For years, Tuscan museums have offered programmes dedicated to people living with Alzheimer's disease. In the present, they have set up a formalised system, the Tuscan Museums System for Alzheimer's, to co-ordinate and intensify their action. All the programmes, in their variety and differences, consider themselves as part of an overall project, based on an idea of the museum as an inclusive cultural institution; and on an idea of dementia, rather than as a disease, as a condition, which involves not only the person with dementia, but also those who accompany and support them in this challenge.
Further information on the initiative
Themes: Culture and...
Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Quality of social relations
Quality of services for specific groups
Keywords
Toscani, museums, well-being, health, formalised system
Target group
Adults | Older people
Cultural field
Heritage | Other
Timeframe
2018
- present
Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt
Improved memory for people with Alzheimer and dementia
Improved life for caregivers
Organizer(s)
Sistema Musei Toscani per l’Alzheimer
Italy
Public / State
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Culture