A myth-busting mental health tour of the National Gallery in London: Facilitators and challenges to its development and evaluation. Issue 2 (4th May 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Riches, Simon; Vasile, Ruxandra; Steer, Natalie; Murray, Anna; Goneni, Amber; Orehova, Aleksandra; Temple, Rachel; Thompson, Rose; Houston, Fiona; Fisher, Helen L.
• Is Part Of: Arts & health. Volume 15:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 2023-05-04
• Subjects: Arts and health -- co-production -- lived experience -- process evaluation -- stigma; Arts -- Therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 615.8515
• DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2022.2056212
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-3015

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper describes a mental health-awareness audio tour of the National Gallery, London, and evaluates the development and implementation of the tour. This smartphone-based audio tour was co-produced by Gallery staff, young people with lived experience of mental health issues, academics, and technologists. Interviews (N = 22) were conducted with developers and data-collectors (who had gathered feedback from Gallery visitors who undertook the tour) with responses analysed thematically. Participants highlighted the value of the arts to raise awareness about mental health, and the importance of teamwork, lived experience, and co-production, but also raised the challenges of integrating low-budget projects into large-scale venues.