Museums have held a fascination for people for generations. Museums provide a look into a by gone era, help visitors reflect on the world around them, provide meeting places for communities and let people learn about new things. Yet museums are finding it increasingly difficult to reach new audiences, provide resources to everyone in their community and support their buildings and collections. Financially speaking a lot of museums are living paycheck to paycheck. But despite their challenges they rise to the occasions and create innovative and welcoming spaces for visitors around the world.
One unique opportunity British museums have taken advantage of is the emerging field of wellness program. A great resource on the British activity is https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/museumstudies/rcmg/publications/mind-body-spirit-report as well as American Alliance of Museums' report on health and wellness in museums: https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/museums-on-call.pdf
I'm feeling inspired to connect my two passions, health care and museum education!
How do museums make you feel? How would you define wellbeing? Do you ever participate in culture or museum activities to increase your wellbeing?
