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Museums and Aging
Fighting ageism and promoting lifelong learning and creativity.
Lessons on Resilience From LGBTQ Elders
“Aging with resilience — like the coming out experience — is about moving beyond what others want to living the life you want, from isolation to belonging to a community, and …
Rebuilding Pathways: How DEAI and Creative Aging Intersect at the Speed Art Museum
As museums work to become more diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive, one community is often left out of the discourse: people over the age of fifty-five. This may be because they …
Giving Back: Three Model Practices for Sustaining Older Volunteers during COVID-19
As cases of COVID-19 spike across the country, resulting in more museums suspending operations, what are the implications for older docents and volunteers, especially in regard to ageism …
Giving Back: Museums and Older Volunteers during COVID-19
As cases of COVID-19 spike across the country, resulting in more museums suspending operations, what are the implications for older docents and volunteers, especially in regard to ageism …
Register now for Perspectives on Legacy Creative Aging Virtual Conference
The Alliance’s work on museums and creative aging, supported by Aroha Philanthropies, focuses on “healthy aging”—how museums can foster curiosity, growth, and social connections among …
We Need an Intergenerational Response to the Pandemic
“This is what happens when younger people don’t have connections to older people, particularly older people outside their families. They’re less likely to see themselves as part of a …
Why Is Age Not Part of Diversity and Inclusion?
“As with discrimination and bias based on race and gender, negative feelings about older people are deeply rooted in our culture and are thus unlikely to change unless there is a …
Nonprofits Find New Ways to Engage Senior Volunteers Virtually
“We know from decades of research that strong social connections and a reason to get up in the morning are key to our well-being as we age, so we need to get past the idea of ‘stay safe and …
Older adults feel better than young people despite COVID risks
“We continue to find that older people care more than any other age group about emotionally meaningful aspects of life. In the midst of this pandemic…the solution for older …
Virtual Volunteering Still Offers Benefits
“The pandemic has been a real blow not only to the physical and emotional well-being of older people, but for our society, which needs the talent of these people.” –Marc Freedman, …
Bridging Isolation: The Anchorage Museum’s Virtual Movement Workshops for Older Adults during COVID-19
On a Tuesday morning in July, older adults from across Southcentral Alaska danced to feel-good songs, including Bobby Darin’s “Splish Splash” and Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth …
From In-Person to Virtual Programs: A Case Study of Challenges & Successes
No sooner had I learned that Zoom meant more than the loud whoosh of a sports car than I was engulfed in planning how to move a creative aging playwriting course to the platform. COVID had …