Museum Objects, Health and Healing: The Relationship between Exhibitions and Wellness
- Author: Cowan, Brenda
- Author: Laird, Ross
- Author: McKeown, Jason T.
Book
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Contents
- Introduction
- Part I Our Primal Dialogue with Objects
- 1. Ordinary Portents
- 2. Object Scholars and the Literature
- 3. The Power of Objects
- Part II The Theory of Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics
- 4. Origin of the Theory: Brenda Cowan
- 5. The Theory and Framework
- Part III Therapeutic Object Practices in Clinical and Educational Settings
- 6. The Wilderness Within: Jason McKeown
- 7. Creativity and the True Teacher: Ross Laird
- Part IV Health and Healing in the Museum Setting
- 8. Seeing Through a New Lens: the Empirical Research
- 9. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- 10. The War Childhood Museum
- 11. The Derby Museum and Art Gallery
- 12. The Museum @ FIT
- Part V Implications for Museums
- 13. The Museum-Wellness Connection
- 14. Working with Trauma, Grief, and Related Challenges