Originally published in the July 2019 edition of the Beacon Newspaper
Author: Noelani Kirschner
Twice a month, tucked away in tranquil galleries less frequented by tourists, older adults gather to discuss paintings and sculpture at the National Gallery of Art. As their laughter reverberates throughout the halls, the individuals with memory loss flex their visual processing and verbal skills.
The Just Us program at the National Gallery of Art (NGA) hosts a small group of individuals with early stages of dementia together with their caregivers for a guided tour through both the West and the East Gallery buildings on the first and third Monday of every month.
Each session is led by an NGA educator, who guides the groups through visual analysis of two to three paintings centered around a genre or theme. Click to continue reading article
