Research shows sustained attention unlocks art’s benefits. But museum-goers average 28 seconds per artwork—and 35% of them spend some of that time taking selfies.

A new study indicates that art has immediate and clear positive effects on our health, reducing hormones associated with stress and increasing positive arousal. It’s the first study to capture ...

Two students sit back-to-back on folding stools in a museum gallery of African art. One faces a wooden staff topped with a stylized carving of a human head. The other has a pencil and sketchpad. The ...

No one really tells you how to go see an art show—it’s supposed to be self-explanatory. The truth is, though, you get a lot more out of the experience if you think a little bit about how to approach ...

Viewing fine art can move and inspire people. It also helps reduce stress and the risk of developing chronic diseases, new research suggests. Researchers at the King's College of London divided 50 ...

When you look at an abstract painting, study it in a museum for example, what do you see and what do you feel? Does it conjure an old memory, a sense of spirituality, or confusion? Artists and ...

Looking at a piece of art—whether a swirling Van Gogh sky or Munch’s haunting scream—might do more than just please the eye. A growing body of research now shows that simply viewing art can improve ...

Looking at original works of art in galleries can help immediately relieve stress, a study has found. Viewing art also has a “positive impact” on the immune system, the nervous system and the network ...

Intro -- Contents -- The Art -- Deepest Thanks -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Ten Reasons to Appreciate Art -- Chapter Two. The First 95 Percent of Art History -- Chapter Three ...

Located between two busy train platforms at the Odenplan metro station in Stockholm, Gallery 1:10 is no bigger than a dollhouse. Its current show, If You Tolerate This, includes sculptures of books by ...