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Project/initiative|Croatia|Local

Aesthetics and Rhumanization of Hospital Space: Art for Health Purposes

Project title

Estetizacija I Rehumanizacija Bolničkoga Prostora: Umjetnost U Svrhu Zdravlja

Description of initiative

Within the project, 12 art interventions were realized by several artists at the location of KBC Zagreb: in Rebro Hospital and Clinic for Women's Diseases and Obstetrics (Petrova) and in Clinic for Children's Diseases Zagreb (Klaićeva). As part of the project, during February 2019, an education programme for artists was held, where the following experts spoke: Dr. Art. Melinda Šefčić (Art in the hospital space), MD. Filip Đerke (Neuroscience and art), social engineer work by Matilda Franjić and B.Sc. soc. Viktorija Vlašić (Prevention and preventive work with children in the hospital area). The research component of the project was carried out in collaboration with three authors and the results were presented at the professional-exhibition meeting in the Club of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Mental health
Quality of spaces and built environments

Keywords

art, hospitals, artists, staff, research, mental health

Target group

Not targeted to a specific group

Cultural field

Visual arts

Timeframe

2019 - 2019

Sources of funding

Adris Foundation, HEP Group, City Assembly of the City of Zagreb

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

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Organizer(s)

Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb
Croatia
Public / State | Health

Partner(s)

Clinic for Children's Diseases Zagreb
Croatia
Public / State | Health
University of Zagreb
Croatia
Public / State | Culture