GLOSSARY
Museum Effect
The transformative process through which cultural institutions such as museums and libraries, educate and civilize society.
FEATURED ARTICLE
The Garden of Culture: On Flourishing through the Humanities
Beyond the beauty of its composition, arrangement, and techniques, art offers us moments of gentle contemplation and reflection. In these moments, we see not just the artwork and the artist, but ourselves, in new light. Our article this month, following the release of The Science of Flourishing: What Psychological Research Tells Us About Living Well, dives into engagement with art for well-being and what we know from the science of the positive humanities.
FEATURED PODCAST
What Does it Mean to Flourish?
Flourishing isn't a word we often use in everyday life, but perhaps we should. In a world that constantly tells us to chase happiness, success, productivity, or self-improvement, many of us still find ourselves feeling exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled. We explore whether flourishing might offer us a different way of thinking about what it means to live well. Together we explore the difference between happiness and flourishing, why constantly chasing happiness can sometimes leave us feeling emptier, and how flourishing may involve embracing the full complexity of life, including struggle and uncertainty.
