Thank you for including International Museotherapy Initiative. I’m Minette, the founder.
To clarify, there is follow up—that’s the impetus of having an art therapist involved. They have the knowledge and skills to ease the transition. Many museums have started consulting with art therapists when hosting sensitive shows, as well.
We’re so happy to see this work gaining interest and are here to answer any questions.
SLART, thank you for the shoutout! and I like your thought about the risk of no follow-up if one gets triggered in a healing experience in a museum. Good point! I've always found museums and galleries to be such healing spaces that it never occurred to me there could be a downside to museum therapy. This approach used in Brussels seems to address that, though: https://www.brussels.be/museum-prescriptions That is a description of how it works from the City of Brussels itself.
I LOVE the piece you've chosen to make into a sculpture. I've always loved that piece and it will work beautifully in three dimensions. (Four?) And you cracked me: "very Damien Hirst." I am chuffed right along with you.
PS: I am suitably enjoying hanging (re: your secret art project).
Dearest Beth, thank you for these links and your thoughtful comment, as always.
“At a follow-up appointment, I discuss my experience with my healthcare practitioner.” after being prescribed a museum visit in Brussels, it feels a million miles away from how things are in the UK but maybe this is something I could share here? Hmmm 🤔…
Thank you for more food for thought!
haha there’s no mention of le projet sècret this week, where did it go? 🤷🏻♂️
Thank you for including International Museotherapy Initiative. I’m Minette, the founder.
To clarify, there is follow up—that’s the impetus of having an art therapist involved. They have the knowledge and skills to ease the transition. Many museums have started consulting with art therapists when hosting sensitive shows, as well.
We’re so happy to see this work gaining interest and are here to answer any questions.
SLART, thank you for the shoutout! and I like your thought about the risk of no follow-up if one gets triggered in a healing experience in a museum. Good point! I've always found museums and galleries to be such healing spaces that it never occurred to me there could be a downside to museum therapy. This approach used in Brussels seems to address that, though: https://www.brussels.be/museum-prescriptions That is a description of how it works from the City of Brussels itself.
This article is more engaging and detailed: https://www.thebulletin.be/brussels-expands-its-successful-museum-prescriptions-programme-beyond-mental-health-patients Nathalie Bondil is someone to watch in this space, she's mentioned in this article: https://theconversation.com/museums-on-prescription-how-cultural-activities-are-becoming-crucial-to-the-public-health-debate-291083 which tells me that New York's MoMA was one of the first to do this...I didn't know that!
I LOVE the piece you've chosen to make into a sculpture. I've always loved that piece and it will work beautifully in three dimensions. (Four?) And you cracked me: "very Damien Hirst." I am chuffed right along with you.
PS: I am suitably enjoying hanging (re: your secret art project).
Dearest Beth, thank you for these links and your thoughtful comment, as always.
“At a follow-up appointment, I discuss my experience with my healthcare practitioner.” after being prescribed a museum visit in Brussels, it feels a million miles away from how things are in the UK but maybe this is something I could share here? Hmmm 🤔…
Thank you for more food for thought!
haha there’s no mention of le projet sècret this week, where did it go? 🤷🏻♂️
Where did it go? Mystere et boule de gomme https://www.orthodidacte.com/ressources/dictionnaire/etymologie/mystere-et-boule-de-gomme-etymologie/