Stories of Care
Stories of Care: Conservation; Authenticity; Resiliance; Empathy is a collaborative pilot project exploring care in the Museum. Working with local adults, Stories of Care brings together conservation, curatorial and research team members to uncover how we care for the collection, ourselves and each other.
Through a relaxed intergenerational conversation series and using small works on paper, ceramic objects and their stories as inspiration, the project considers the conditions in which we all need to thrive and how we can support one another to feel comfortable and cared for.
Initial Research Questions
- What is the nature of care (our collections, our audiences and each other) within the museum setting? What conditions do we need to thrive?
- How can we ensure that our audiences feel comfortable and cared for?
- How can engagement with museum objects and stories build a stronger sense of belonging?
Project team
Emily Bradfield (Practitioner Research Assocaite Collections and Wellbeing Older Adults)
Becky Jefcoate (Practitioner Research Assocaite Collections and Wellbeing YoungAdults)
Sophie Rowe (Head of Conservation)
Elenor Ling (Senior Curator Prints and Drawings)
Outcomes of the project
3 x Stories of Care conversation sessions with 12 participants
A set of recommendations for how Stories of Care could be further developed and extended across the Museum
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