Memories at the Museum - Timken Museum of Art (in-person)

Memories at the Museum - Timken Museum of Art (in-person)

In collaboration with the Alzheimer's Association, docents lead an in-person museum tour for people with memory disorders and care partners.

By Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Date and time

Thursday, June 20 · 2 - 3pm PDT

Location

Timken Museum of Art

1500 El Prado San Diego, CA 92101

About this event

  • 1 hour

Join us on Thursday, June 20, from 2 to 3 p.m. with the Timken Museum of Art for a discussion and tour. Docents with the Memories at the Museum program engage people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease and an accompanying family member or friend in discussions about the artwork to stimulate visual and verbal abilities, and to spark memory.

  • Facilitators trained by the UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's and Dementia Research Center
  • No obligation to participate in research
  • No cost to participate

Memories at the Museum alternates among five co-sponsoring museums that are all located in Balboa Park, including the San Diego Automotive Museum, the Timken Museum of Art, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Mingei International Museum, and the Museum of Photographic Arts at the San Diego Museum of Art. This event is free of charge to participants.

Virtual tours are held from 2 to 3 p.m. on the first Tuesday of odd-numbered months (January 2, March 5, May 7, July 2, September 3, November 5).

In-person tours have resumed in 2024, from 2 to 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of some months (February 15, March 21, April 18, June 20, August 15, September 19, October 17, December 19).

If you have any questions or you would like to register for this in-person event, please call 858-822-4800.