Caitlin Timmer-Arends, Curator, Our Health Journeys, presents at NDF23.

Abstract

Our Health Journeys is a new e-museum with an aim at exploring health and medical histories of Aotearoa and the Pacific. The topics covered by the e-museum are incredibly broad across the spectrum of health and are growing every day. The aspiration is to grow into a digital resource that people turn to when they want both historical and contemporary information on our health histories. Working with partners including other museums, organisations, and experts is integral. There is a nationally distributed collection of health and medicine physically through objects in our museums, but also in the minds and memories of people and it is important to capture their experiences. We want to inspire a new generation to work in healthcare.