{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64590283745be200115798fe/6a747ea12578a0c7e2f327a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep7: Copying Cooper - Hidden Gems From The Cooper Gallery","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64590283745be200115798fe/1786018803432-1c0b9ba9-517b-4991-8018-94404eb28437.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Barnsley Museums Culture Companions have been re-creating paintings from our collections. <a href=\"https://www.cooper-gallery.com/whats-on/copying-cooper-hidden-gems-from-the-cooper-gallery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">See</a> the artwork and videos</p><p><br></p><p>Culture Companions is a group for older people who experience social isolation and other barriers (such as bereavement, mental health, disability and poverty) to experiencing a full life.</p><p><br></p><p>The group meets weekly, calling Experience Barnsley Museum ‘our second home’, undertaking a large variety of creative and activities:</p><p>· Art and craft</p><p>· Heritage sessions</p><p>· Collection projects</p><p>· Poetry and music</p><p>· Filmmaking</p><p>· Museum trips</p><p>· Wellbeing activities</p><p>Activities are mostly themed around local heritage, the museum’s exhibitions and collections.</p><p><br></p><p>The group is safe, free and accessible.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Barnsley Museums"}