Happiness, Health, and the Arts
Member early access ticketing opens on July 13th General Public sales begin July 20th Doors open at 9:15 AM, and the lecture starts at 10:00 AM. ... Read More
Doors open at 9:15 AM on January 12, 2026, and the lecture kicks off at 10:00 AM at the Morris Museum. Catherine Sanderson, a psychology professor at Amherst College and one of the Princeton Review’s top 300 professors in the country, walks through the empirical research on how the arts affect your mind and body. We’re talking reduced anxiety and loneliness from museum visits, lower stress from looking at art, better cognitive functioning from making it, and the way music and literature help us process the messy business of being human. The talk wraps with practical strategies you can put to use right away. Member ticketing opens July 13, general public sales begin July 20, both through the Morris Museum’s site.