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Creative Cafes

Creative Cafes are dedicated events at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery for people living with dementia. They aim to improve the health and wellbeing of the participants using the wealth of objects and paintings at the museum.

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Being Human moves: Get moving with the museum!

By Ailsa Richardson, Engagement Officer for older people

We have created a series of seven laminated activity cards inspired by sculptures in the museum and our Being Human exhibition.

They were initially designed for care homes and hospitals wit…

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Birds and words: How to make an origami crane

by Ailsa Richardson, engagement officer for older people

Although we are unable to run Creative Cafés at the museum right now, we have sent out some birds and words for participants to hang in their windows.

These are individual gifts for re…

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ArtBox: Taking Bristol Museum outside

by Ailsa Richardson, Engagement Officer – Older People

ArtBox is part of our aim to make Bristol Museum & Art Gallery a dementia-friendly venue.

We have received Heritage Lottery funding to run events and workshops for people living with deme…

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Creative cafés and ArtBox: Dementia Friendly projects

by Ailsa Richardson, Engagement Officer for older people

Bristol Museums Development Trust granted £12,000 from visitor donations towards the running of future creative cafés and other community engagement projects. Every donation matters and helps to…

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Dementia Friendly creative cafés

by Ailsa Richardson, Engagement Officer – Older People

Our Dementia Friendly creative cafes are pop up cafes at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery for people living with dementia and their carers and family members.

We have run seven cafes since Ju…