The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada is working with doctors to study the health effects of art therapy. The museum is conducting 10 trials involving patients with conditions like cancer, eating disorders, and mental health issues. Doctors prescribe visits to the museum's art galleries instead of medication. Museum officials believe art can heal by releasing hormones that improve well-being and reduce stress, similarly to exercise. They hope art will become as widely recognized for health benefits as physical activity was in the last century.

1. ART AS MEDICINE?
CAN VIEWING A PAINTING HELP YOU TO RECOVER FROM AN ILLNESS?
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2. WHAT HELPS YOU REDUCE STRESS?
• housework
• weight training
• shopping
• walking up stairs
• jogging
• gardening
• swimming
• hiking
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3. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS TRUE?
1. The museum in the reading article is in Toronto. T / F
2. Doctors will (you should do this) prescribe visits to art galleries to collect medicine. T / F
3. All of the people in (special group of people) trials are mental health patients. T / F
4. A museum director believes art therapy might make people feel better. T / F
5. A doctor said there was no scientific proof that art therapy worked. T / F
6. A doctor said looking at art increased hormone ( levels in our body. T / F
7. A director-general said looking at art and physical activity were similar. T / F
8. Art this century will be like physical activity was in the past century. T / F
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4. NEW THERAPY
IN CANADA
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada has
teamed up with a group of doctors to help sick people.
The doctors will prescribe visits to Montreal's art
galleries, instead of giving them medicine. The
museum is currently taking part in 10 trials on patients
to find out what effect art has on health. The patients
include people with breast cancer, eating disorders,
epilepsy and mental health problems. Thomas Bastien,
director of education and wellness at the museum,
believes that art heals. He said: "We saw that the
museum was good for people, so we decided to start
this program with the doctors. If you're suffering from
breast cancer, you could come to the museum and you
might feel better."
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5. GREAT HEALTH
EFFECTS?
A doctor who has a lot of experience in helping to
heal people with art spoke about the benefits of art
therapy. Dr Hélène Boyer said: "There's more and
more scientific proof that art therapy is good for
your physical health." She said looking at art
increases hormones released in our bodies. These
hormones are responsible for our well-being. Dr
Boyer said visiting art galleries released the same
kinds of hormones that are released when we
exercise. Nathalie Bondil, the museum's director-
general, said physical activity and art gave similar
health benefits. She said: "I am convinced that in
the 21st century, [art] will be what physical activity
was for health in the 20th century."
Looking at paintings releases
hormones . . .
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6. Word box choices
Heals-to make us
feel better
effect
prescribe
currently-at this
time
teamed-joined
disorders-health
problem
suffering-have a
problem
instead
FILL IN THE BLANKS
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada has (1) __teamed_________ up with a
group of doctors to help sick people. The doctors will (2) _prescribe___________ visits
to Montreal's art galleries, (3) __instead__________ of giving them medicine. The
museum is (4) _currently_ taking part in 10 trials on patients to find out what
(5)effect _ art has on health. The patients include people with breast cancer, eating
(6) _disorders___________, epilepsy and mental health problems. Thomas Bastien,
director of education and wellness at the museum, believes that art (7)
_heals___________. He said: "We saw that the museum was good for people, so we
decided to start this program with the doctors. If you're (8) ______suffering______
from breast cancer, you could come to the museum and you might feel better."
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7. CHOOSE THE RIGHT
WORD
A doctor who has a lot of experience in helping to (9)
____________ people with art spoke about the (10)
____________ of art therapy. Dr Hélène Boyer said:
"There's more and more scientific (11) ____________ that
art therapy is good for your physical health." She said
looking at art increases (12) ____________ released in our
bodies. These hormones are responsible for our well-being.
Dr Boyer said visiting art galleries released the (13)
____________ kinds of hormones that are released when
we (14) ____________. Nathalie Bondil, the museum's
director-general, said physical activity and art gave (15)
____________ health benefits. She said: "I am convinced
that in the 21st century, [art] will be what physical (16)
____________ was for health in the 20th century."
proof
similar
heal
same
benefits
activity
hormones
exercise
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8. WHERE IS THIS ART MUSEUM?
MONTREAL
•Visit here
•What kind of art do
you like from this
museum?
CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE
Paintings
Mobiles
Sculpture
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9. WHY DOES ART
RELAX THE BODY
AND MIND?
When you see any art, you forget
about your life’s routines. You don’t
think.
Maybe we stop worrying and just
relax.
Contemplate-think about What does
that mean?

10. WHAT IS HAPPENING?
Miami, Florida in the
United States
Tourist place
Very warm
She likes fashion. She
wears good things.
She is married.
They are rich.
Miami Vice=TV show
Police
Main character dressed
like she is dressed.

11. WHAT IS
YOUR
REACTION TO
THIS
PAINTING
FROM THE
EXHIBIT?

12. ART FROM
OTHER
INSTITUTIONS
PRISON ART

13. ART TO HELP
WITH
MENTAL
HEALTH
What feeling does this
evoke?
Calm landscape which really
gives you a feeling of escape.
Float away . . .

14. MATCHING PLEASE!
• teamed up
• taking part
• trials
• heals
• suffering
• benefits
• proof
• released
• similar
• convinced
A. cures
B. merits
C. certain
D. tests
E. comparable
F. collaborated
G. let go
H. evidence
I. participating
J. experiencing
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15. WHY DO MANY PLACES VIEW ART IN THIS
FASHION?
• What words do you think help
describe this way of viewing art?
• What about you? Do you draw, paint,
or color to relieve stress?
• Coloring book movement to relieve
stress.
• Even studies on this!
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16. COLORING
BOOK
TREND
Can coloring reduce stress?
Studies seem to indicate it can!

17. ANOTHER
KIND OF
PAINT PARTY
Neon paint . . .
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18. GO TO A PAINT PARTY
Paint a masterpiece in a step-by-step fashion.
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CC BY-NC-ND

19. THANK YOU FOR
COMING TODAY
• TO THINK ABOUT AFTER THE
LESSON . . .
• COULD YOU PAINT THIS
PICTURE? WOULD IT RELAX YOU?