https://reasonstobecheerful.world/reminiscence-therapy-dementia/
"The communist-era farmhouse at the Hungarian Open Air Museum, also known as
Skanzen, is a time capsule of 1950s domesticity — sturdy wooden furniture, an
old transistor radio. The kitchen is well-equipped with enamel cookware and
patterned ceramic serving bowls, a table laden with matching tea cups and a
tall pitcher of Bambi, the popular orange soda that was the taste of a
Hungarian summer before the arrival of Coca-Cola in the late 1960s. For most
visitors, the room evokes an almost-forgotten distant past. But for elderly
people living with dementia, the surroundings are a welcome return to the
familiar world of their youth.
Skanzen museum began offering reminiscence sessions for people with dementia in
2014 as part of a joint EU-funded project with four other museums across
Europe: Jamtli in Sweden, Den Gamle By in Denmark, Beamish in the UK and
Maihaugen in Norway. “We realized that our population is aging,” recalls Márta
Bokonics-Kramlik, head of the museum’s learning department. “Many seniors are
visiting our museum, and many are living with dementia, so we wanted to create
something special for them.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
