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Description of initiative
The arts design ca n have the potential to increase quality of life and promote health. This potential was tested in the two-year pilot project "Healthy with Art". In 2019/2020, workshops were held at 20 museums and municipal galleries that contribute to health promotion with artistic methods, under the overall direction of STADTKULTUR Netzwerk Bayerischer Städte eV, funded by AOK Bayern and evaluated by the Arts and Change Department of the Medical School Hamburg (MSH).
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Themes: Culture and...
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Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt
The project and the participatory art education offerings had a positive impact on the overall health and quality of life, including social participation, autonomy, global, physical and psychological quality of life. In that sense, the project with the artistic workshops made an important contribution to provide health promotion and acted preventively in public health care.