Meet Me at the Art Museum

Tune in to this art history podcast episode hear how visiting art museums benefits your health and the flourishing of your community! Zoe also shares 5 ways you can get the most out of your art museum visits:1. Bring a sketchbook; 2. Catch the traveling show; 3. Talk to the guards; 4. Don’t see it all; 5. Spark your imaginationComments or episode requests? Use these links!https://www.instagram.com/art_history_podcast/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089922645769Reference Links:https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l6377.full.printhttps://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/artmuseumflourishing.pdfhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2022/04/09/3-scientific-reasons-why-visiting-an-art-museum-can-boost-your-happiness-today/?sh=27bb7bf6528dhttps://news.artnet.com/art-world/mental-health-museum-prescription-brussels-2178582Artwork is by Gustav Klimt, “Medicine” (Detail: “Hygieia”), 1900-07; Hygieia is the Greco-Roman goddess of health. © Belvedere, ViennaMusic: “Sailing Away” by HoliznaCC0

Explore the world of medieval Chinese Buddhism through a close look at this sculpture of Guanyin in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Your host is a PhD student in art history who is facinated by the stories art objects can tell us.Sources for this episode include: The Lotus Sutra, the Sutra on the Merit of Bathing the Buddha, Chün-fang Yü's Chinese Buddhism: A Thematic History, and James Robson's “The Buddhist Image Inside-Out: On the Placing of Objects Inside Statues in East Asia.”To see images of the sculpture visit https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1984.70 or find Meet Me at the Art Museum on Instagram and FacebookMusic: "Sailing Away" by HoliznaCC0

In this episode of Meet Me at the Art Museum, podcast host Zoe shares her love for art and art history... a love that has stood the test of fire!To see the images accompanying this episode, please visit https://www.instagram.com/art_history_podcast/Episode Transcription Coming Soon! Music: "Sailing Away" by HoliznaCC0