Art and life
Why is it worth surrounding yourself with art?
Art is not just decoration for a wall; it measurably does you good. A large British study of ageing links regular visits to galleries, museums and theatres with a longer and healthier life (English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, BMJ 2019), looking at originals measurably lowers stress, and even a few minutes with art has been shown to lift the mood and ease loneliness (Frontiers in Psychology, 2022). The more art you have in your life, the richer that life is — and we do not mean only financially.