Visiting art museums is a common activity that a wide variety of people choose to engage in
for many reasons. Increasingly, communities, nations, and societies are turning to art …

Our emotions can be influenced by many factors, including our engagement with visual art.
Further, as our emotional experiences may help us develop psychological resources, they …

Throughout history, visual art has helped people feel connected to each other, experience a
deep sense of belonging to their communities, and enhance their own well-being. In recent …

When individuals read literary fiction, contemplate philosophical arguments, view art, or
listen to music, they experience emotions that vary in both valence and intensity …

People's knowledge about the arts shapes how they experience and engage with art. Since
its introduction, the 10-item Aesthetic Fluency Scale has been widely used to measure self …

The present study investigated the role of visual exploration of artworks in relation to
personal traits and aesthetic responses during a visit to the TATE Liverpool gallery …

To expand the tools available to arts researchers in psychology, we present the Open
Gallery for Arts Research (OGAR), a free, open-source tool for studying visitor behavior …

The present study explored how personality shapes encounters with art within a virtual art
gallery. An online sample of 264 adults completed questionnaires before freely wandering …

People visit art museums for many reasons—to see something beautiful or famous, to learn
more about art, or to experience a sense of awe. Recently, there has been increased interest …

Virtual art galleries represent a rapidly growing and potentially unique context for art
engagement, but little is known about the psychological nature of these experiences. To …