Museums and Well-Being

Museums and Well-being outlines the historical development of well-being within museums and offers a critical engagement with this field from a museum studies perspective. The essential thesis of the book is that well-being is a collective action.

List of contents

01 Introduction; 02 Why Well-being Now?; 03 Museums as Spaces of Well-being; 04 Work and the Limitations of Well-being; 05 Introduction to the Five Ways to Well-being Toolkit; 06 Connect; 07 Be Active; 08 Keep Learning; 09 Give; 10 Take Notice; 11 Conclusion: So where to start?; Index.

About the author

Rose Cull is Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs. She holds an MS in Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, and a BA in Art History from The University of Texas at Austin. Rose has worked at institutions in Europe and the USA. Rose is a lifelong yoga practitioner as well as a YMCA qualified yoga instructor with a certificate in teaching yoga.
Daniel Cull ACR is Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs. He holds an MA and an MSc in Conservation, and a BSc in Archaeology from the University College London, he is an Accredited Conservator-Restorer. Daniel has worked at institutions in the UK and USA. Daniel is authorised to teach Mindfulness Meditation, and is a practitioner in the Karma Kagyu lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism.

Summary

Museums and Well-being outlines the historical development of well-being within museums and offers a critical engagement with this field from a museum studies perspective. The essential thesis of the book is that well-being is a collective action.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Cull, Rose Cull, Rose Cull Cull
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367756741
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75674-1
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, Medicine: general issues, HEALTH & FITNESS / Work-Related Health, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, ART / Museum Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Health & personal development, teacher training, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Occupational medicine, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace