In July, I accompanied museum educators from 5 Wisconsin museums to NYC to learn about developing programs for families with dementia. The John Michael Kohler Art Center (Sheboygan); the Museum of Wisconsin Art (West Bend); the Racine Art Museum (Racine…); the Milwaukee Public Museum; and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum (Wausau) were all awarded planning grants from the Helen Bader Foundation to support the development of such programs.
Over the course of two days, we visited MOMA, The Museum of Folk Art, and theMetropolitan Museum of Art to learn and observe (I actually presented a session on arts/creative engagement programs across the country).
The buzz was tremendous. The museum educators (and one community partner) had some amazing ideas of how to work together in coalition – to share trainings, promotion, etc. to let families know about all their programs. This is truly a new wave…
