Reading the detailed descriptions of works exhibited in art galleries makes viewers happy, according to a new study. Visitors to a modern art museum displayed more "excitement" and "positivity" when they were able to read full descriptions of the artwork ...

The new research posits museums and galleries as “accessible, non-clinical spaces for preventive health promotion,” per the study’s authors.

The Cincinnati Art Museum is opening its renovated ground floor after more than a year of construction. The space contains new classrooms for art making and an art study center. Emily Agricola Holtrop, director of learning and interpretation, says the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- New research shows art can improve your well-being. No matter if it's modern or classical, this new research, the first of its kind, says art has several health benefits and they last after you leave a museum. "It's a beautiful space.

For all the studies considering how we relate to artwork and artists that are producing fascinating results, there are others that are duds. The authors of the paper, Julie Guidry Moulard, Dan Hamilton Rice, Carolyn Popp Garrity, and Stephanie M.

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Want to raise kind, generous kids? Take them to the art museum! The feeling of awe inspired by great art, it turns out, can be a humbling experience that encourages kids to help others, rather than focusing on their own needs. “In encounters with vast ...

Narrative Medicine lecturer Rika Burnham brings decades of museum education experience to the program and introduces students to the transformative power of art.