Art has always been more than decoration, but in recent years creative expression has become a recognized pathway to mental health and emotional well-being. Across hospitals, clinics, museums, and community spaces, programs that blend artistic practice with psychological care are rapidly gaining traction, offering alternatives or complements to traditional treatments.
In Italy, initiatives like art workshops in psychiatric wards and museum-based wellbeing activities are bringing new meaning to the phrase “healing through beauty,” with measurable benefits for participants’ mental state and quality of life.
