Tune in to this art history podcast episode hear how visiting art museums benefits your health and the flourishing of your community! Zoe also shares 5 ways you can get the most out of your art museum visits:

1. Bring a sketchbook; 2. Catch the traveling show; 3. Talk to the guards; 4. Don’t see it all; 5. Spark your imagination

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Reference Links:

https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l6377.full.print

https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/artmuseumflourishing.pdf

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2022/04/09/3-scientific-reasons-why-visiting-an-art-museum-can-boost-your-happiness-today/?sh=27bb7bf6528d

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mental-health-museum-prescription-brussels-2178582

Artwork is by Gustav Klimt, “Medicine” (Detail: “Hygieia”), 1900-07; Hygieia is the Greco-Roman goddess of health. © Belvedere, Vienna

Music: “Sailing Away” by HoliznaCC0