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13 A Dying Wish

The Healing Museum: Panel & Reception

Wednesday 23 September | 4:30 - 7:30PM Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY 11368

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A special panel and evening reception at the Queens Museum will mark the announcement of a forthcoming policy brief from the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, making the case for museums as valuable infrastructure for public health and community wellbeing worldwide.

Bringing together policymakers, artists, healthcare professionals and cultural leaders from around the world, the event will explore how museums can support physical, mental and social wellbeing, and become meaningful partners in health, as healthcare systems shift their focus from treatment to prevention, and from hospital to community. 

The discussion will explore how museums can build deeper connections with communities and support prevention and wellbeing, and what this emerging role could mean for the future of health policy and international action.

Hosted at the Queens Museum, former home of the UN General Assembly, the evening will feature a performance by the Resistance Revival Chorus, followed by a reception, where guests are welcome to explore the Queens Museum.

Shuttle Service 

A complimentary shuttle service will run from the 7 train at Mets–Willets Point to the Queens Museum beginning at 4:00PM, with the shuttle departing and arriving approximately every 15 minutes. Car parking is also available onsite. 

The shuttle will be parked on the side of Mets Willets Point near the Mets stadium entrance with a Queens Museum sign on the front of the vehicle. 

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Event Flow

  • 4:30PM: Doors Open
  • 5:00PM: Panel: The Healing Museum - Reimagining Museums as Partners in Health & Wellbeing
  • 6:00PM: Reception
  • 7:30PM: Closing

About the Queens Museum

Founded in 1972, the Queens Museum is located in the nation’s most culturally diverse county, on the grounds of the 1939-40 and 1964-65 and New York World’s Fairs, and in a building that formerly housed the United Nations from 1946 to 1950. Browse their historical timeline and learn about the key moments that marked the history of their site.