Museums' potential around serious illness, death and dying

Museums' potential around serious illness, death and dying

Which role can museums take up in supporting others around serious illness, death and dying? Come and listen to several experts.

By Compassionate Communities Centre of Expertise

Date and time

Wednesday, May 22 · 5 - 6:30am PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

We invite four experts who share their experiences in working in or researching museums that support people around serious illness, caregiving, death and dying.

Lieven De Visch is public mediation coordinator of the museums in Bruges, Belgium. He facilitates public engagement with a history of care in St John’s Hospital Museum.

Carol Tishelman is professor at Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has researched how museums can facilitate discussions about death and dying.

Emel Yorganci and Annabel Farnood are researchers at King’s College in London and facilitated conversations about young people’s perceptions about dementia in museums.


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