Project Components & Partners
As part of the Vitality Arts Project for Art Museums Initiative, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy has awarded more than $3 million in grant funding to an additional 16 nationally prominent art museums across the country to launch a new series of arts programs for older adults 55 years of age and over. This new group of museums joins the nine museums that were awarded grant funding in July 2022 as part of this project.
Originally started by the foundation with targeted grants in 2013, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy has since invested more than $21 million for advocacy, training and funding of creative aging programs at art and history museums, performing arts organizations, botanical gardens, and community centers. Museum consultants Brian Kennedy and András Szántó are advising the foundation on its work to address ageism in American art museums.
Professional Development & Program Implementation Support
Through this initiative, Lifetime Arts will provide training, technical assistance, and four hours of consultation to all 25 museums as they prepare and implement six creative aging program series in each of their institutions beginning September 2022- August 2024. The consultation process will occur through video conference, telephone, or email and will cover a variety of topics including vision planning, partnership development, and curriculum feedback.
Selected museums in the First Cohort (September 2022 – April 2024)
- Brooklyn Museum
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- New Orleans Museum of Art
- Pérez Art Museum Miami
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Selected museums in the Second Cohort (May 2023 – August 2024)
- Akron Art Museum
- ASU Art Museum
- Boise Art Museum
- Bronx Museum of the Arts
- Frist Art Museum
- Heard Museum
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
- Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Neuberger Museum of Art
- Philbrook Museum of Art
- Queens Museum of Art
- Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- Tampa Museum of Art
- Toledo Museum of Art
Lifetime Arts Offers Additional Professional Development Services
The art museums are also eligible to use their grant funds to hire Lifetime Arts to provide other services in support of their creative aging programs. Check out our in-depth menu of services with fee rates that is designed to assist museum teams who are seeking further professional development opportunities, additional coaching and technical assistance, and executive consulting.
Past Training
- Creative Aging in Museums All-Staff Webinar – Toledo Museum of Art; May 2023
- Creative Aging Foundations Training for Museum Staff – Toledo Museum of Art; April 18-20, 2023
- Creative Aging Foundations Training for Teaching Artists – Toledo Museum of Art; March 20-22, 2023
- Creative Aging Foundations Training for Teaching Artists – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; November 14-16, 2022
- Creative Aging Foundations Training for Teaching Artists – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; September 19-21, 2022
