The Lived Experience: Tunbridge Wells Museum Object Handling Group
Watch Kate Sergeant (Alzheimer’s Society Kent and Medway) introduce object handling as an arts-based activity for people living with dementia.
Based on an object handling programme for people living with dementia at the Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery, hear about some of the benefits of object handling for people living with dementia as how the sessions brought out some surprising outcomes.
How much thought do you give to both familiar objects that you pick up on a regular basis, as well as novel objects that you may never have held before? If you come across an object that you have not encountered before, what sorts of questions do you ask yourself to determine what that object might be and what it’s used for?
CREDITS We would like to thank Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery for providing consent for the object handling footage to be used for this video.
Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives
Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives
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