Konkarit – museum services for elderly people
Museums bring joy to elderly people
Konkarit provides a local museum service for older people in day centres, care homes, clubs and in their own homes in the Tampere area. The museums’ collections and exhibitions are used imaginatively to ensure that as many people as possible can enjoy culture and the arts wherever they live. The service has been made possible through many years of close cooperation with social sectors, museums, and professionals.
Small group activities
Museum workshops are carried out in the living environment of older people. Journey from the past to the present is inspired by photographs, objects, and stories. Often workshop includes art-based method. Interaction and learning new skills will encourage participants to feel good, positively affecting their well-being. For example, Tatamuri® in Museum is group activity for people with memory disorder and their family members.
Popular museum packages are a great tool for reminiscence and discussion. A single object, photograph, sound, smell, or surface can create an experience. Care homes borrow them for free. The items are packed in handy boxes and suitcases. They come with educational material and tips (in Finnish).
How to lend a museum package
- Check out the selection! You can discuss with a contact person the materials and their use that are suitable for your group.
- The museum packages are easy to use. They come with clear instructions and additional information (in Finnish) to help guide your group.
- Loans are free of charge.
- The loan period is about 2 weeks or can be agreed according to your needs.
- Please arrange booking, collection and return times with the contact person. Packages can only be borrowed by picking them up from the contact person, we do not send or deliver the packages to the borrower. Returns are also made in person directly to the contact person at the agreed time.
Car Trunk Museum
Small museum exhibition is shown in the trunk of a car. The exhibits are drawn from the museum’s handling collection and photo archive, centered around the themes of leisure and work. The tour stops every summer in the courtyards of care homes across the city. Visitors examine the exhibits up close and tell many stories about their own lives.
The short address for this page is tampere.fi/en/konkarit