Arts and Culture Resources - Rare Dementia Support

Arts and Culture Resources

Arts and culture-based activities can be very helpful for people living with dementias, for both leisure and communication purposes. We have complied a list of accessible arts and creative resources that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home. If you would like to share any useful tips or resources that you have found, particularly in relation to supporting people to stay active and engaged in the home, please get in touch. Creative ideas are very much encouraged!

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? Acccessible apps Page 1 ? Arts and craftsPage 1 ? Cinema/theatrePage 2 ? ColouringPage 2 ? DancePage 2 ? EducationPage 2 ? GardeningPage 2 ? GeographyPage 2 ? HistoryPage 3 ? Jigsaw puzzlesPage 3 ? LiteraturePage 3 ? Memory projectsPage 3 ? MusicPage 3 ? Virtual museum/gallery toursPage 4

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Finding the right approach for you

Everyone is different in terms of identifying the activities which they like best. We all find some approaches more helpful than others according to our personalities and our individual circumstances. We hope that you find some of these activities help you to enjoy your leisure time and communicate better with your friends and family. The following list is by no means exhaustive, but provides some suggestions for you to consider.

Accessible apps

? AcTo Dementa accessible apps ? My House of Memories app ? Learn to play the piano app (Apple) ? MyReef 3D Aquarium (Android) ? Retro Fish Game (Android) ? More varied accessible apps for people with disabilities

Arts and crafts

? Learn to draw - sketching basics ? Learn to draw with different materials ? How to draw faces tutorial ? The Royal Academy's daily drawing activities ? Art in care homes ? Design your own handmade cards ? Make your own paper flowers ? Arts 4 Dementia website ? Make your own clay for pottery video ? The Guardian's Great British art quizzes ? The Getty Museum's dress up as famous paintings

challenge ? The Wellcome Collection have been doing some online

activities (such as zine making)

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Cinema/Theatre

? The National Theatre live at home ? Shorts for film fans from BBC iPlayer ? Free films from the British Film Institute (BFI)

Colouring

? `Theme creative' colouring books ? `The colour' colouring books ? Colouring books from museums

Dance

? Learn to dance salsa ? Learn to tap dance

Education

? Open Culture free online courses from top universities ? Look at paintings - a beginners' guide to finding enjoyment in paintings ? UCL's Dementia and the Arts online educational course

Gardening

It can be very therapeutic to garden (even just a window box if you have no outside space)

? Gardening ideas to help wildlife

Geography

? National Geographic online ? ZSL Wild Science podcast ? Online geography games

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History

? BBC Radio 4 `A history of the world' podcasts ? The Big History Project

Jigsaw puzzles

? Online jigsaw puzzles

Literature

? Free audio books ? Audible audio books app ? Listening books for those with visual impairments ? Many books - thousands of free e-books ? Project Gutenberg free e-books ? Drama Online Library ? Exploration of the Day - artistic ideas in English and Italian

Memory projects

? Create a memory box / Create a memory tree ? Create a memory book with Life Story Hub ? The Storybox Project: at home ? BBC Reminiscence Archive

Music

Make a favourite music playlist using one of the below: ? Playlist for life ? BBC Music Memories ? Music Mirrors

Or join The Sofa Singers

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Virtual museum/gallery tours

? Museum Exhibits, Symphonies, and Operas you can enjoy from home

? 12 World-class museums you can visit online ? The Louvre online tours ? Explore the British Museum from home ? RA (Picasso & Paper) Virtual Exhibition tour ? The Cliffs of Moher virtual tour ? Uffizi Gallery virtual tour ? Virtual tour of Rome ? Google's Arts and Culture collections ? Armchair gallery app ? Madrid's Caixa Forum virtual tour ? National Gallery virtual tour

We hope you find this resource useful. If you have any questions or suggestions of additional resources that you have found helpful, please do get in touch using the details below. Rare Dementia Support: Tel. 07388 220 355 or 07341 776 317 Email: contact@

DISCLAIMER: We aim to ensure that all information is as accurate as possible but we accept no responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies, or for any adverse consequences of any kind arising from the use of support group based content. Please see the clinician responsible for your care, a social services representative, or your GP if you have specific needs which require attention. Any medical decisions should be taken in discussion with an appropriate health care professional.

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