(DR) Museum of Art and History of Neuchâtel
Museum of Art and History of Neuchâtel
I idea pleases Switzerland: “I think it’s a great idea. There should be recipes for all museums in the world!”
And if, after an appointment with your family doctor, look at the revenue and see one Ticket for a museum?
It is not fantasy: it is already happening in Neuchâtel, city in Switzerland which has an important Portuguese community (such as other Swiss places).
It is a pilot project of local authorities to improve physical and mental health: now, the doctors can prescribe free visits to museums to patients. It is part of some treatment plans.
That is, the revenue allows the patient ENTER – BRUSH – In any of the four museums from the city. It is also a form of cultural rest given to patients, underlines the.
Inspired by a similar initiative in Montreal, Canada – held about six years ago – this Swiss program has already distributed about 500 recipes, with a budget of just over 10 000 euros.
If it goes well, free admission can be applied to theater or dancelater.
Art and Science is joined: the World Health Organization itself has already admitted that Arts are good for mental health: Reduces the impact of trauma, slows the cognitive decline.
“Art can help relax the mind, almost like preventive medicine. People have realized during the COVID-19 crisis, when cultural sites were closed, how much we need these spaces to feel better,” said Julie Courcier Delafontaine, a member of the Neuchâtel Council.
And there is hope that the National Health System of Switzerland “Culture as therapy”.
Carla Frangniere Filliger, a reformed teacher and poet, has already followed one of these new recipes and reacted: “I think it’s a great idea. There should be recipes for all museums in the world!”
