How can a museum or gallery be good for your brain health? Art, creativity and cultural engagement stimulate the brain, building its resilience and reserve. With aging populations worldwide, the number of older people is rapidly increasing—yet cultural spaces are not programmed or designed to address the brain health of this growing demographic.
During World Alzheimer Month, the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity College Dublin will host a webinar exploring the brain health benefits of art, culture and creativity, and how museums and galleries can become innovative spaces that promote the community’s brain health.
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 17 | 2:00-3:00pm
Register here: hhttps://www.gbhi.org/events/why-cultural-spaces-can-make-difference-your-brain-health
Please join us in exploring how we can make museums and galleries a better place for your brain health as you grow older.
Speakers
The webinar will be chaired by Brian Lawlor, Founding Director of GBHI and Conolly Norman Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Trinity.
- Brian Kennedy— Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Consultant Adviser to E.A. Michelson Philanthropy and former art museum director
- Sheena Barrett— Head of Research and Learning, Irish Museum of Modern Art
- Caroline Campbell— Director, National Gallery of Ireland
- Dominic Campbell— Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Director and Co-Founder, Creative Aging International