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For Alzheimer's Patients and Caregivers, a Tour of the Nasher Museum Opens Doors

Reflections program uses art to keep patients active, thinking

This short documentary film follows two families who are regulars on the monthly “Look and Lunch” tours through Duke Family Support Services. Video by Kati Henderson.

Reflections: The Nasher Museum Alzheimer’s Program provides engaging and interactive museum tours to visitors with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, their families, and their care partners.

Reflections tours include guided discussions through the galleries, as well as live musical performances or hands-on art experiences.

These special tours offer people who live with memory loss and their families the opportunity to enjoy art in the moment and to engage with the current exhibitions using multiple senses. Tours are inspired by the Meet Me at MoMA model.

It can be difficult for individuals with Alzheimer’s to find welcoming communities where they can engage and socialize without the fear of judgement or the stress of a strange situation. Programs like Reflections offer spaces where individuals with dementia can comfortably discuss new ideas and enjoy spending time with others.

The Reflections Program began in 2014, with Nasher Museum educators offering tours in partnership with the Duke Family Support Program.
 

SCHEDULING A TOUR

GROUP TOURS: Group Reflections tours are available on the third Tuesday of the month at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. There is no fee for these tours. Reservations must be made in advance. Please contact Brittany Halberstadt at reflections@duke.edu or call 919-684-8816 to book a tour

PUBLIC TOURS: Beginning April 25th, Reflections tours will be available to the general public on the fourth Tuesday of every month. There is no fee for these tours. Reservations must be made at least a week in advance. Please contact Brittany Halberstadt at reflections@duke.edu or call 919-684-8816 to book a tour.

Please see our tour page for more information.


 

Tours were specifically designed for individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Reflections tours expanded in the summer of 2015 to include individuals with mid- and late-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Beginning in April of 2017, Reflections tours will be offered to the general public on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Individuals in early- and mid- stages of Alzheimer’s disease are invited to join these tours.

Reflections: The Nasher Museum Alzheimer’s Program provides engaging and interactive museum tours to visitors with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, their families, and their care partners.

Reflections: The Nasher Museum Alzheimer’s Program provides engaging and interactive museum tours to visitors with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, their families, and their care partners.

Reflections: The Nasher Museum Alzheimer’s Program is made possible by Stefanie and Doug Kahn in honor of their fathers, Donald Schneider and Mike Kahn; the Carlyle Adams Foundation; and Chrissey Hunt.