“I’m Really Sorry my Wife is not Here Today. She Thinks I’m off my Head.”: How Open-air Museums can Create Programmes for People Affected by Dementia - Examples From Den Gamle By (DK)

Martin Brandt Djupdræt*, Henning Lindberg, Anne Marie Rechendorf

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Abstract

Den Gamle By is the largest open-air museum in Denmark. Since 2004, the museum has run special programmes for elderly people with dementia, and these programmes have been shown to strengthen the elderly people's memories, as well as improving their well-being.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEXARC Journal
Issue number4
Number of pages10
ISSN2212-8956
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Public
  • Sociology
  • Open-air museum

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