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Welcome to the CoMe Stronger project materials section. In this section you can find useful materials related to the project.

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CoMe Stronger -hanke tuo ikämiehet museoihin Miehet museoon: Ikämiehet Varsinais-Suomesta ja Virosta ideoivat yhdessä uudenlaisia kulttuuripalveluja

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New museum service products developed in the project

To the Museum with Grandpa event brings different generations together to explore museums. An activity booklet offers children and grandfathers inspiration to search for objects, discuss and share experiences with each other.

To the Museum with Grandpa event ENG

Vaarin kanssa museoon -tapahtuma FIN

Vanaisaga muuseumisse – üritus EST

Activity booklet: Museum adventure with Grandpa (in Finnish)

In Lives of objects memory workshop, elderly men get to dive into their memories through old objects. Fasilitator helps to guide the discussion and spark up memories.

Lives of objects memory workshop ENG

Esineiden elämät miesten muistopaja FIN

Esemete elu – Mälestuste töötuba EST

Lost professions workshop guides elderly men to explore occupations that no longer exist. Workshop combines two parts: 1. Exploring a Lost professions exhibition and trying out old tools related to the professions and 2. Photo-based activity to dive deeper into the old professions and men’s own experiences.

Lost professions workshop ENG

Kadonneet ammatit -työpaja FIN

Kadunud elukutsete töötuba EST

Behind the scenes tour takes elderly men to the non-public parts of the museum – archives, conservator’s workshop – to explore how exhibitions are made and what else happens behind the scenes.

Behind the scenes – Guided tour ENG

Kulissien takana – Opastettu kierros FIN

Kulisside taga – Giidiga tuur EST

An inviting community event where a local expert brings the area’s history to life and participants – especially elderly men – share their own memories, creating space for storytelling, connection, and preserving local heritage.

Thematic lecture and storytelling event ENG

Teemaluento ja tarinankerronta -tapahtuma FIN

Temaatiline loeng ja lugude jutustamine EST

A warm event for the whole family where children and their elderly relatives explore the museum together through a playful activity created by elderly men.

Family day with user-generated activity ENG

Perhepäivä ja käyttäjien luomat aktiviteetit FIN

Perepäev osalejate endi loodud tegevustega EST

Guidelines for user panels: How to utilize panels of elderly men in the development of museum services

Guidelines for user panels ENG

Asiakasraatien ohjeistus: kuinka hyödyntää ikämiesraatia museopalveluiden kehittämisessä FIN

Kasutajapaneelide juhised: Kuidas kasutada eakate meeste paneele muuseumiteenuste arendamisel EST

Video: Elderly men’s experiences of developing museum services in user panels