New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) will present Maggie's Centres: A Blueprint for Cancer Care from March 7-April 25, 2014, at the NYSID Gallery.
According to an article on the Contract magazine website, the exhibition will focus on five facilities, conceived by the late Maggie Keswick Jencks and her husband Charles Jencks in response to her experience with cancer.
Built on cancer hospital campuses, the centers provide social and emotional support to patients and their friends and family within a relaxed atmosphere. The first Maggie’s Centre opened in 1996 in Edinburgh, Scotland, a year after her death. There are now 17 centers, many in the United Kingdom.
“Maggie’s offers an essential service to those with cancer, and we wanted to shine a light on the important work they do and bring it to a U.S. audience,” NYSID president David Sprouls said in the article.
Three lectures will accompany the exhibit:
Charles Jencks: Can Architecture Affect Your Health?
Thursday, March 6, 6 p.m.
Michael Graves: A Case for Humanistic Solutions in Healthcare Design
Wednesday, March 26, 6:30 p.m.
Contemporary Art in Healthcare Environments, featuring Jennifer Finkel, curator of the Cleveland Clinic Art Program, and Diane Brown, founder and president of RxArt
Wednesday, April 23, 6:30 p.m.
Read the article.
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