How can your museum meet the social, emotional, creative, and intellectual needs of older adults? Educators from three museums—the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, and the University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks—will present diverse models of programming designed to accommodate this growing audience. From art programs for individuals with memory loss to collections-based classes, discover ideas for engagement! #trending

1. BrainstormingMuseumEngagementforOlderAdultLearners
Noneedtoreinventthewheel:youcanimagineaprogram
similartoonefromtodayoryoucanre-imagineanexisting
program.
Ithighlightsourcollection/institution,popularwithotheraudiences,
adaptablefornewaudiences,etc.

2. ResourcesforOlderAdultLearninginMuseums
Otherorganizations
alreadyhaveaudiences
andresources.Work
togethertomaximize
yourefforts.
Notallpartnerswill
havethesame
resources.Capitalizeon
strengths,understand
theirlimitations.
What'syourdream
program?Howcanyou
makesmallchanges?
Whatstepscanyou
taketomakeexisting
programswelcoming?
Adultsoftenknowwhat
theyareinterestedin
andwanttodo.Ask.
Takefeedbackandact
onit!
Aswithanyprogram,get
toknowyouraudience.
Whateducational,
culturalandhistoric
milestonesmayhave
influencedthem?
Agilityvariesfromgroup
togroup,butifyou
considereaseofaccess
(fromheavydoors,to
stairsanddistances)
you’llbebestprepared.
ArohaPhilanthropies
arohaphilanthropies.org
LifetimeArts
lifetimearts.org
OsherLifelongLearningInstitute
osherfoundation.org
KarenSatzman,LACMA
ksatzman@lacma.org
JenniferArseneau,UAMN
j.arseneau@alaska.edu
KevinLinde,MOPA
linde@mopa.org