MatchArt participated to the workshop on the "Museum, Health, Wellbeing Summit"
A wide range of research has shown that when people reflect on their museum experiences—days, weeks, and even years later—the benefits they describe fall into four distinct areas of enhanced well-being: personal, intellectual, social and physical well-being. When people consistently feel like they have achieved these kinds of well-being-related outcomes, they are significantly more likely to believe they have lived a satisfying and successful life.
This international overview and reserches confirm the transformation underway in the arts world, the desire to play a central role in promoting the health and well-being of citizens and society as a whole -a prerequisite for sustainable development.
The crucial role of museums in thedevelopment of well-being will be thoroughly examined at the 2024 annual meeting "Thriving museums, healthy communities" hosted by the American Alliance of Museums from 16 to 19 May 2024.
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Some tips on this topic:
Falk, J.H. (2021). The Value of Museums: Enhancing Societal Well-Being. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
The key insight this book, written by one of the world’s leading authorities on the public use of museums, advances is that museum experiences successfully support a major driver of human behavior.
ICOM episode of Museums and Chill, no. 9, How are museums and culture related to health and wellbeing? by Professor Helene Chatterjee. Listen here.