Today, May 18, we celebrate the International Museum Day promoted by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). This year the chosen theme is «Museums, Sustainability and Wellbeing»with the idea that museums contribute fundamentally to the well-being and sustainable development of our communities.
In recent years, extensive research has been carried out to evaluate the effect of art on health. Among them, the report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 with the title
W.What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and wellbeing? A Scope Review (
What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and wellbeing? A scoping review). This report reviewed more than 900 articles in English and Russian and concluded that the arts can have a potential impact on both mental and physical health. The results of the review were grouped into two broad themes: prevention and promotion, and management and treatment.
In the field of prevention and promotion, it is demonstrated that the arts have a positive impact on the social determinants of health, child development, the promotion of healthy behaviors, disease prevention and care.
In terms of management and treatment, art can have benefits for people suffering from mental illnesses, acute conditions, and neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as serving as support in end-of-life care.
Thus, museums are the ideal place to enhance the link between art and health, and establish programs that integrate emotional well-being and help improve people’s mental health. In this sense, the museums dependent on the Zaragoza City Council presented the initiative earlier this year
«Museums of Wellbeing».
Furthermore, coinciding with International Museum Day, the museums of Aragon have prepared a series of activities in the museums of Aragon that can be consulted in this
surround.
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