Welcome to the Museum of Love

The Museum of Love develops, collects, preserves and displays items documenting the importance of love in the lives of people with dementia. We want to combat the dementia stigma that isolates people living with dementia and their family and friends. It is an initiative of Celebrate Ageing Ltd and was established by Dr Catherine Barrett on Valentine's Day in 2017.  The Museum seeks to humanise the experiences of people living with dementia. Collections include:
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• 100 stories: stories about people in Ballarat living with dementia
• The Kiss: portraits of people with dementia kissing someone they love
• The Mirror: home snaps of people with dementia enjoying their lives 
• Letter of Love and Dementia: letters about love on film, on paper and in images
• Pulse of My Heart: a series of films tracing the life and loves of Edie Mayhew and Anne Tudor OAM
• Dance: portraits and stories about belonging
• Small Acts of Love: building love skills and learning from people living with dementia
• LoveFest: our Festival of Love and Dementia
• Bigger Hearts: building a more dementia friendly Ballarat. 

Cover image of Jane and Rob, from The Kiss by Lisa White, The Social Photographer

Participation & licensing 

We would love to hear from you if you are interested in contributing to the Museum or if you'd like LoveFest to come to your town, city, suburb or community. We also welcome expressions of interest in licensing - please contact us if you would like to undertake or replicate the Museum or any of its exhibits or activities.