The Memory Archives Article by Kirsty Kerr for ART UK

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Bird's eye view of a white box, 'the Memory Archive Box', containing star anise, cinnamon sticks, christmas crackers, an Afro comb, cocoa butter, Raffia embroidery, Kente print lining,The game of dominoes, and a Memory Archives Booklet

The Memory Archives: using cultural collections in dementia care

“How might art hold memories of migration, diaspora and culture? How are these accessed and re-lived by those for whom they are most meaningful? In my role as Associate Curator at Culture&, I explored these questions through an innovative approach to working with Black elders living with dementia: The Memory Archives.”

Kirsty Kerr, Associate Curator at Culture&, meditates on the Memory Archives programme in an article for ART UK. Read the full article here.