‘Art is good for you’: how going to a gallery can boost your health
A first-of-its kind study links gallery visits with lower stress levels and better wellbeing
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
So Pablo Picasso supposedly once said, while pontificating on the power of his profession. He was half right. According to new research, art is also good for our health.
A first-of-its-kind study by King’s College London has found that looking at art can – as well as moving us emotionally – benefit our physical wellbeing by reducing stress and inflammation.
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