The Role of Museum in an Aging Society
: Aedín Mac Devitt, Bonita Bennett, Mathieu Viau-Courville, Nikolas Papadimitriou, Marina Plati, Eleni Markou, Despina Catapoti, Lizette Gradén, Tom O´Dell, Irene Campolmi, Elisabeth Ioannides, Rina Elster Pantalony, Edward M. Luby, Isaya O. Onjala, Daniel Kibet arap Mitei, Danielle O'Donovan, Jennifer McCrea, Silvia Elena Gallagher, Brendan Tangney, Kathryn G. Speckert, Minji Song, Nao Hayashi, Davison Chiwara
Publisher: International Council of Museums (ICOM) and Blackwell Publishing Ltd
: 2017
Museum International
: 271-272
: 68
: 3-4
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: 1350-0775
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/muse.12129
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/28551406
Finland's demographics are set to change dramatically with regards to
its growing number of senior citizens. Pori is a mid-sized city with a
large ageing population, and is home to a suburb in which 46 per cent of
the residents are retirees. This paper focuses on the initiatives
undertaken by the museums catering to the elderly population. The aim is
to investigate resident expectations versus museum resources, and offer
guidelines for promoting equal distribution of culture amongst the
older population and including them in the museums’ diverse service
offerings.
