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El Museu s’Apropa is a program of artistic activities organized by museums in the Apropa Cultura network and held in residences for older adults. The project was born in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when the isolation of older adults living in care homes—and their limited access to cultural life—became evident. Through this project, museums bring art to the residences, organizing art workshops for seniors. The activities of El Museu s’Apropa create opportunities to elevate mood, stimulate cognitive processes, enhance interpersonal relationships, and enjoy aesthetic experiences, promoting a healthy life and good mental health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barcelona City Council requested an emergency intervention from Apropa Cultura at four municipal care homes, using art to combat isolation, reduce sadness, and improve the mental health of the older residents.

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La Dansa s’Apropa is a project by Apropa Cultura, in collaboration with the Barcelona City Council and Mercat de les Flors, that brings dance directly to senior residences in Barcelona. The initiative builds on the earlier project El Museu s’Apropa and was commissioned by the Municipal Institute of Social Services (IMSS) of Barcelona for four municipal residences: Josep Miracle, Francesc Layret, L’Onada Guinardó, and Fort Pienc. A team of choreographers and dancers — including Montse Iranzo, Claudia Solwat, Elis Genís, Toni Mira, Magdalena Garzón, Susana Pérez, Xevi Dorca, and Toni Jodar — visits these residences weekly to offer dance sessions aimed at improving mood, stimulating cognitive processes, and enhancing social connections. Participants have an average age of 85 and often face cognitive and mobility challenges.

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This workshop for older people will invite participants to explore memory through visual language. Each session will offer the opportunity to connect with key concepts of pictorial practice — such as gesture, composition, color, and expressiveness — through activities that combine observation and creation, placing memory at the center as the driving force. The sessions will combine cognitive reinforcement exercises with moments of artistic creation and reflection, drawing inspiration from both the artworks exhibited in the museum and participants’ own life experiences. Designed to prevent memory loss associated with aging, the workshop will foster autonomy, emotional well-being, and creative vitality. It will be a space where enjoyment, care, and challenge come together, linking artistic practice with individual and collective memory. Ultimately, the proposal will explore how art can serve as a tool for health and a source of vitality in later life, nurturing both the mind and the spirit through creative expression.

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