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Exploring museums and libraries as new sites for Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2024

Catriona Gourlay
Catriona Gourlay*
Affiliation:
Former Assistant Curator, National Art Library, V&A Curator of Printed Heritage Collections The British Library 96 Euston Rd. London NW1 2DB UK Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

What role can museums and libraries play in improving people's health and wellbeing? This is the question staff at the V&A Museum are exploring through Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), a treatment designed for adults with a recent diagnosis of dementia, traditionally delivered in a clinical setting. Guided by experts from the dementia charity Resonate Arts and the NHS's Memory Service, V&A curators and librarians are discovering the great potential of the museum and its collections to improve and enrich lives.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , April 2024 , pp. 58 - 64
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of ARLIS

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Footnotes

Article updated 7 October 2024.

References

1. “What is dementia,” National Health Service, accessed February 1, 2024, https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/about-dementia/what-is-dementia/

2. Adelina Comas-Herrera and Martin Knapp, PSSRU, London School of Economics and Political Science, “Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST): summary of evidence on cost-effectiveness” NHS England Case Studies, 9 January 2018 https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/cognitive-stimulation-therapy-cst-summary-of-evidence-on-cost-effectiveness/

3. “Cognitive Stimulation Therapy - a new therapy for dementia,” University College London, accessed February 1, 2024, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/case-studies/2014/dec/cognitive-stimulation-therapy-new-therapy-dementia

4. “V&A Gilbert Collection with St Vincent's House Care Home,” Resonate Arts, accessed February 12, 2024, https://www.resonatearts.org/va-gilbert-collection-with-st-vincentrsquos-house-care-home.html

5. Faunsia Tucker, “Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Dementia at the V&A,” V&A Blog, 11 November 2022, https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-life/cognitive-stimulation-therapy-and-dementia-at-the-va#:~:text=CST%20is%20a%20non%2Dmedicinal,cognitive%20function%2C%20communication%20and%20wellbeing.

6. Ibid.

7. Participant feedback gathered by Resonate Arts, 2022.