Facing the need to provide an
enjoyable museum experience for
these mostly first-time visitors,
we started reading and attending
courses to better understand their
needs. We also joined several online forums by museums overseas to learn how they had developed
programmes which address
community health, well-being
and health promotion. Taking
part in guided tours and gathering
feedback from our docents and
visiting groups also contributed to the preparatory work for the project.
In the beginning, it was difficult
adapting the information from
overseas museums to meet
Singapore's needs. One particular
issue was that many of the elderly
and their caregivers found it
daunting to visit museums because
of literacy issues. In addition,
caregivers who were foreigners were unfamiliar with local traditions and culture.
However, the project really
culture.
