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Reading Museum Service has created an exciting Reminiscence Service. Designed for older members of the community our Memory Boxes contain objects from the Museum collections aimed at sparking recollections.
We have over 30 Memory Boxes covering a range of themes including 1950s Home Life, A Night Out, Royalty, Holiday and Home Medicine. Original objects, photographs, documents, smells and sounds draw the user back in time and place. These boxes provide a valuable resource for the local community in Reading. They are available to health and social services professionals for use with individuals or groups.
The response to the Memory Boxes has been very enthusiastic, generating a great deal of pleasure and discussion. They have also been used by doctors at Prospect Park hospital for patients with memory loss and dementia, again with very positive outcomes. The boxes are delivered in partnership with Reading Mobile Library Service.
If you are interested in further information on
this project please contact us on education@readingmuseum.org.uk
or phone 0118 939 9800.
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