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 ...

Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are medical conditions that target areas of the brain that control memory and behavior. While no singular cure has been established, therapeutic ...

Viewing works of art can boost well-being by giving meaning to life, suggests a new study. And the benefit can be gained in a hospital setting as well as an art gallery, say scientists.

Access the full paper ‘The impact of viewing art on well-being—a systematic review of the evidence base and suggested mechanisms’ can be viewed on the journal website here: https://doi.org ...

The Eskenazi has been improving "Collections Online," its web-based portal to the museum’s more than 47,000 works. The project took off in late 2019, and users' responses are helping fine-tune it.

She first tracks Kinkade from his impoverished Placerville, Calif., youth to his late-1970s days as a bohemian art student at UC Berkeley and Pasadena’s ArtCenter College of Design, followed by ...