Art Fund: Research

Why go to Museums and Art Galleries?

• release student pressures and stress
• free research
• day trips
• chill out
• inspire/motivate
• new environments + ideas exposure
• social activity as a date or with friends

Articles

I have found a number of articles which look into the different reasons visiting museums and art galleries are of a benefit. 

Spend Your Money on Doing Things Rather Than Owning Things is an article that looks at how experiences are of more value to your personal development moreso than buying things. 

• more enduring pleasure and satisfaction from investing into life experiences rather than material possessions
• national survey of over 12,000 participants with most of them confirming that an experiential purchases as making them happier, as opposed to material ones
• experiential purchases are more open to positive reinterpretations - bad weather on a hike jsut turns it into a challenge
• experiential purchases are a more meanignful part of a person's identity - culturally we are driven to value accomplishing goals and challeng ourselves
• experiential purchases contribute more to successful social relationships - social aspect to doing things wtith others and sharing stories about experiences is more fun to talk about than material possessions

Reasons to visit a Museum

• museums make you feel good - experiences provide positive personal reinterpretations over time 
• museums make you smarter - exhibitis inspire interest in an area of study, item, time period or an idea
• museums provide an effective way of learning - informal learning evironments allow for you to form your own unique experiences and take away information that interests you
• museums are community centers - can become an active part of the community and get involved with a number of different activities
• museums inspire - personal memories created at museums do not expire
• museums help bring change and development to communities - community involvement as it is an area for current research and new ideas to be shared
• museums are a great way to spend time with family and friends - shared learning experiences
• a museum may be your next community partner or business endeavour - they take alot of staff and input to run successfully