The role of art, culture and nature in healthcare
Prior to my visit to Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus, Cleveland, for a guided tour by Katy Koran, Fine Art Collections Manager, I visited The Cleveland Museum of Art. As I was viewing the art, I noticed that it felt somewhat like walking through a hospital. There was a high proportion of people visiting the museum …
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I have now visited several private and public hospitals, healthcare centres in New York looking at the role of art, culture and nature within their environments. I have found that each space has geographical, cultural, or historic elements within their artworks providing familiarity, helping to create a sense of place - something a person can …
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Yesterday I visited MSK Centre for Cancer Care for a guided tour by Melissa Dallal, Project Manager, Interior Design. This outpatients Cancer Care Centre opened in 2020. A New Era of Care: The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to Open in January 2020 | Memorial Sloan Kettering …
I arrived in New York yesterday and my 5 week USA fellowship research has begun. In 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched The Works Progress Administration or WPA as part of The New Deal Program. (1) Under the WPA there were new roads, dams, and other public works projects to provide employment during the Great …
This pile of books has started to become symbolic in the lead up to my Fellowship. Most of these books were obtained in preparation for the Fellowship and show the vastness of my interest and potential research, there is so much I want to know!! Frustratingly I have not been able to read or fully …
I work at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey, Channel Islands, as their Culture, Arts and Health Manager delivering their Arts and Health Programme which aims to enhance health and wellbeing and our healthcare environments through the arts. The Princess Elizabeth Hospital has a fascinating history, it was originally built to be a mental health …
I am sat in my little office, looking at the view to the sea, excited that finally I start to write this blog as it represents the fact that I can now undertake my research and adventure. In 2020 I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship (churchillfellowship.org) to visit the USA and Norway to research the …
Lottie Barnes 