Dementia and Museums

“The dementia friendly initiatives presentation was an impactful presentation for Museums Association of Saskatchewan and our members. Along with their insight to help build knowledge and create change, the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan also shared great resources and toolkits. These are simple practices to acknowledge, communicate, and engage with our community in a more meaningful way.”

- Amber Hanover, Community Engagement Lead – Museums Association of Saskatchewan 

Community is an everyday lived experience. It’s what we do and share together that makes a community more than just a location. Organizations like museums make that lived experience a life enriching one for their community members. With 60% of people living with dementia still residing in their home communities it is critical that venues, like their local museum, remain a welcoming and engaging space for them and their care partners.

That’s why the Alzheimer Society was pleased to receive a special invitation from the Museums Association of Saskatchewan.

The Museums Association of Saskatchewan dedicated their Community Chat on January 19^th to learning more about our dementia friendly initiatives to educate their members on how museums can increase support, inclusion, and accessibility for people living with dementia and their care partners.

The event was well received - approximately 20 representatives from the Museums Association of Saskatchewan from communities across the province attended and received our dementia friendly resource package for museums and arts venues.

The members of Museums Association of Saskatchewan were enthusiastic about the possibility of incorporating dementia friendly considerations into their local centres, and several members asked us for guidance on how to promote themselves to their communities as becoming more dementia friendly.

We value our relationship with the Museums Association of Saskatchewan and their members and look forward to exploring opportunities to further engage museums across the province.