Making musical memories at the Grainger Museum
The Grainger Museum hosted the pilot program Music Making Memories, which focused on well being for people with dementia, and their carers.
In 2017, the Grainger Museum hosted the pilot program Music Making Memories, which focused on well being for people with dementia, and their carers. Led by Grainger Museum curator Dr. Heather Gaunt, the program consisted of multiple sessions of music making, reminiscence, and object handling in the Grainger Museum. Sessions were run by University of Melbourne Music Therapy students, supported by medical students. Students, health professions, museum staff and participants alike gained insights into different modes of seeing and experiencing. While this was a pilot program, the Grainger Museum is hoping to run similar programs in the future.