Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess No Activities The Iris Murdoch Building is the home of the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling, it is an international centre of excellence whose purpose is to improve lives for people living with dementia, promote creating dementia friendly communities and improving policy and practice. Dame Iris Murdoch was an Irish novelist and philosopher, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1997. The building was officially opened in March 2003 by Dame Judi Dench who, along with Kate Winslet, portrayed Iris Murdoch within the movie ‘Iris’. This was the first dementia friendly public building in the UK and still attracts visitors from around the world. It houses the Design and Technology Suite, which provides examples for those looking to visually understand how they can make space more supportive for someone living with dementia. Come along to visit the Iris Murdoch Building during Doors Open 2018 and: • take a handset tour of the Design & Technology Suite, tour duration approx. 30 mins. Please visit the reception desk on arrival for a tour handset (handsets only available in English). • view the artwork on display within the gallery • access the DSDC publications and information library • take a walk in the DSDC’s dementia friendly garden and take in the breath-taking views over Airthrey Loch towards the castle Disabled access – the building is fully accessible by wheelchair but entrance doors are not automatic opening - staff will be able to assist if required. OpeningTime1 10.00 – 2.00 OpeningDate1 14/9/2019 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 16927 Refreshments No Street The street address University of Stirling, Stirling Postcode FK9 4LA Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iris Murdoch Building Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived stirling Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3513 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.14367,-3.917111; Description An account of the resource The Iris Murdoch Building is the home of the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling, it is an international centre of excellence whose purpose is to improve lives for people living with dementia, promote creating dementia friendly communities and improving policy and practice. Dame Iris Murdoch was an Irish novelist and philosopher, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1997. The building was officially opened in March 2003 by Dame Judi Dench who, along with Kate Winslet, portrayed Iris Murdoch within the movie ‘Iris’. This was the first dementia friendly public building in the UK and still attracts visitors from around the world. It houses the Design and Technology Suite, which provides examples for those looking to visually understand how they can make space more supportive for someone living with dementia. Come along to visit the Iris Murdoch Building during Doors Open 2018 and: • take a handset tour of the Design & Technology Suite, tour duration approx. 30 mins. Please visit the reception desk on arrival for a tour handset (handsets only available in English). • view the artwork on display within the gallery • access the DSDC publications and information library • take a walk in the DSDC’s dementia friendly garden and take in the breath-taking views over Airthrey Loch towards the castle Disabled access – the building is fully accessible by wheelchair but entrance doors are not automatic opening - staff will be able to assist if required.