Museum To You
We were approached by Museum To You who asked us to create a new logo for them, as a community interest company who do excellent work we jumped at the chance. Museum To You -‘Reducing barriers to community inclusion’ whose aim is to increase peoples access to museum collections by taking artefacts into care homes and day centres.
Suzannah Cook and Frances Webb, co-founders of Museum to You CIC, explain how they bring learning to life in care settings across the county.
“Imagine how you’d feel if all the things you love about your community were taken away from you. That’s what the people we work with face because museums and community learning resources are quite often inaccessible to them.
At Museum to You, we believe that everyone, including those living in care homes, should have the right to continue learning throughout their lives. However, many older people, especially those living with dementia, sight impairment and physical difficulties, face challenges accessing museums. This means they may have been excluded from cultural resources, opportunities for cultural stimulation and learning experiences.
Making stops of the 900 year old Bishop’s Palace tiles, during a presentation on the Bishop’s Palace Great Hall at The Lawrence Centre in Wells.
Each session involves taking artefacts to care settings and supporting people to interact with them in small groups. Our attendees have multiple support and health needs. This means every presentation we do is unique, person-centred and tailored to them. We’re passionate about inclusivity in our approach.
The sessions bring a fresh burst of energy into people’s lives – it’s all about bringing the outside world in. We’ve noticed our mobile museum visits are discussed positively throughout the care setting on a long-term basis. This contributes to a culture of learning and memory, where people feel acknowledged, respected and alive. The feedback we receive has been superb. Attendees have mentioned they appreciate the opportunity to learn something new and spark interesting conversations. It also adds a rhythm to people’s lives when we return. The last presentation we did was about tea drinking in Wells and people now say ‘Ah – you’re the tea ladies!’
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