Author: Maria Elena Buslacchi, socio-anthropologue, chercheuse post-doc à L'Observatoire des publics et pratiques de la culture, MESOPOLHIS UMR 7064, Sciences Po / CNRS / Aix-Marseille Université, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)

KEY TAKEAWAYS On June 18, European institutions declared culture to be a strategic priority for the European Union. It is now recognised that cultural activities produce tangible and positive psychological, physiological, social and behavioural responses that are good for your health. “Museotherapy”, or museum-based art therapy, is gaining ground, and the first museum visits on prescription […]

Trenčín in Slovakia (pictured here with its castle on a hill), and Finland's main port city Oulu jointly carry the 2026 European Capital of Culture crown. CC BY This year the cities of Trenčín in Slovakia and Oulu in Finland took the helm as Europe’s cultural beacon cities. As the Old Continent redefines its role […]