I spoke with Derya Samadi this afternoon at the Kreeger Museum. It is hidden into the long pathway of utterly expensive and giant houses down a beautiful street in the middle of Tenleytown.
The Kreeger's built the marvelous house years ago hoping to open it into an Art Museum one day. So when they both passed on...this eventually happened. There collections of Monet's, Picasso's, Braque's and African Art are all displayed around the house along with a music hall which performs regular concerts - not to mention the huge sculpture garden in the houses grounds.
The Kreeger is now developing two programs - one directly for individuals with Dementia and their caregivers, but also one that is Integenerational with a local private middle school - this program is named 'Sweet Readers'. Derya believes that in the future Sweet Readers will take over the solely Dementia program as it is so successful.
This proves the benefits of Intergenerational Work for both young people and the elderly.
Watch out for an update on an Intergenerational Poem that was created at the Kreeger.....
