Rijksmuseum to Partner with Researchers into the Health Benefits of Art

Since the 1970s physicians have known that some people with the progressive movement disorder Parkinson’s Disease felt more creative following the onset of the disease. A few years ago, this curious fact spurred a research team in the Netherlands to carry out a long-term study—one that now includes a partnership with Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum—of the relationship between creativity and better health outcomes for Parkinson’s patients.Between March 2021 and March 2022, B