South East

Main entrance of The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge
The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge

Each region is represented by two champions: one from the museums sector and one from the arts sector, each working with health and wellbeing. The regional champions are working with the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance in a voluntary capacity. Become a member and join the conversation.

Jemma Channing, CHWA Regional Champion- South East
Jemma Channing, CHWA Regional Champion- South East

Jemma Channing
Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
Canterbury Museums and Galleries

Jo White - South East

Jo White
Director, Wishing Well Music in Healthcare

Health & Wellbeing in Museums Toolkit

The Beaney has launched its new "Health and Wellbeing in Museums Toolkit" which includes a step by step process for setting up wellbeing activities in a museum.

You can download it for free here

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How Museums Make us Happy: Talking Heritage with Frances Chiverton, Health and Well-Being Coordinator at Canterbury Museums and Galleries

The ‘Talking Heritage’ series, curated by Canterbury Museums and Galleries, gives an insight to the roles of staff and what they get up to behind the scenes to deliver the museums service. The series aims to serve as a useful resource for those interested in heritage work as well as hopefully demystifying what ‘museum folk’ actually do!

This blog features Health and Well-Being Coordinator, Frances Chiverton, about her path into heritage work and how museums really can make us happy.

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