17th International Dementia Conference | Lizzie’s House of Memories Workshop

“House of Memories is making a difference to people living with dementia, their carers, families and communities.”

What happens at the workshop?

The workshop will be an interactive workshop which introduces professionals as well as people who are impacted by dementia to the ‘My House of Memories’ app as a resource to take away from the conference. During the session individuals will practice hosting a conversation around culture and memories using the power of objects to stimulate memories of the past and passions of today. The group will work together to create their own memory trees which are illustrative and representative of who they are and their own identities as a creative session to take away with them and use with a range of cultures and demographics. The session will introduce the themes of culture, diversity and the barriers as well as rewards to working with a range of cultural organisations and the approaches to dementia.

What is Lizzie’s House of Memories?

House of Memories is making a difference to people living with dementia, their carers, families and communities. More than 60,000 people have benefited from the programme, which continues to expand across the UK and globally in USA and South East Asia.

Who is Lizzie Ward?

Lizzie Ward is Programme Manager for the multi-award-winning House of Memories, a flagship dementia awareness programme for National Museums Liverpool.

Lizzie has spent the last decade involved in community programmes across an extensive national and international network of cultural, arts, museum and health partnerships. Her work has been recognised for invaluable social impact and for its creativity and ability for collaborative processes.