Creative & Cultural

Art Cure: In conversation with Prof. Daisy Fancourt

Name: Art Cure: In conversation with Prof. Daisy Fancourt — We all know that consuming art boosts our health, lifts our mood and can even help us live longer. But why?
Start: 2026-04-28T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-28T13:00:00+01:00
Location: Manchester

We all know that consuming art boosts our health, lifts our mood and can even help us live longer. But why?

Tue 28 Apr 10:00 - 13:00

Manchester

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How can creativity power healthier lives? Join us on 28 April at HOME Manchester to explore the science behind art as medicine, with award-winning scientist and world-leading expert Professor Daisy Fancourt, author of Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health.

This special morning event reveals decades of scientific research into the incredible ways that creativity supports our wellbeing.

Discover how:

Arts therapies can double improvements in symptoms for people experiencing depression
Regular visits to theatres, concerts, museums and galleries could nearly halve your risk of developing depression over the next decade
Creative engagement builds resilience against diseases such as dementia
…and much more

Join us for a conversation between Professor Fancourt and Emma Bush, Curious Minds’ Director of Education & Leadership, followed by an audience Q&A.
Copies of Professor Fancourt's book will be available to buy and have signed.

28 April

HOME Manchester

Tickets £8

Free community tickets also available

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