Mindfulness and the art of getting away from it all
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Mindfulness and the art of getting away from it all
The noise and overstimulation of the modern world gets too much for many of us.
Room to Breathe is a dedicated space to help you experience art in a more mindful way.
You can see a variety of works from our collection and listen to original audio guides to help you to explore the art using mindful techniques.
Furniture, colour scheme, number and height of art works, text and audio meditations have all been carefully chosen in a way that we hope will encourage deeper engagement with art and reduce stress.
This a room for you. To rest. To recover. A room to breathe…
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We are excited to be teaming up with psychologists from Goldsmiths, University of London to explore whether mindful viewing can deepen personal connection to art and reduce stress.
We want to find out what really goes on when you look at art by capturing people’s physiological reactions and responses to the artworks in Room to Breathe.
We’re looking for some volunteers to assist the chief researcher to carry out the study. You’ll be greeting participants and showing them where the study is taking place. As well as helping them to answer a questionnaire about their experience. Full training will be provided and you will always be supported by a member of the research team. If this sounds interesting to you then please get in touch.
You can download label guides and audio transcripts for the artworks here
Mindful practise to accompany Herbert H Newton's Track of Forest Brook in Room to Breathe.
Mindful audio to accompany Michael Ginsborg's Her Day at Sneaker's Creek in Room to Breathe.
Engage with art and improve your wellbeing with these guided mindfulness sessions from our Wellbeing Manager.
For the past seven years, we've been incorporating mindfulness into our learning programmes and for different audiences....