Some museums are offering 'Moments of Zen' amid the coronavirus pandemic by sharing therapeutic exhibits and artwork on social media
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Darcy Schild
May 13, 2020, 22:15 IST
Artist Yayoi Kusama's "Infinity Mirrored Room" exhibit, which The Broad museum in LA live-streamed as a "moment of zen" for its followers amid the coronavirus pandemic.Tomas Bravo/Reuters
Several art institutions and museums have temporarily closed to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Some museums are utilizing Twitter and Instagram to share "Moments of Zen" by posting therapeutic photos and videos of artwork.
One of the first #MuseumMomentOfZen posts amid the coronavirus pandemic was shared by the Museum of the City of New York on March 11.
History institutions and art exhibits around the world are continuing to participate in the message.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and advice from experts calling on people to practice social distancing — or staying home and avoiding public spaces and crowds — many museums and cultural institutions have, for the time being, shut their doors.
The Museum of the City of New York shared one of the first posts tagged with #MuseumMomentOfZen on Twitter on March 11, and since then, several institutions around the world are following suit, offering photos and videos of relaxing artwork and exhibition views to followers who are craving a moment of serenity.
For example, The Broad contemporary art museum in Los Angeles, California, let social media users on Instagram take a deep breath with a view of the Infinity Mirrored Room, an exhibit by artist Yayoi Kusama.
A post shared by The Broad (@thebroadmuseum) on Mar 14, 2020 at 10:59am PDT
The Hunter Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, gave Twitter users a moment of zen in honor of St. Patrick's Day — the painting "Glen (Ireland)" by American artist Rockwell Kent, painted between 1926 and 1927.
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, wrote: "We know there's a lot going on on your social media feeds right now," sharing Emily Carr's "Dancing Sunlight" from 1937.
—New-York Historical Society (@NYHistory) March 12, 2020
The Akron Art Museum in Akron, Ohio, offered a moment of calm with "Winter Evening," painted by Raphael Gleitsmann in 1932.
The museum wrote that when the work of art was created, the US was in the middle of the Great Depression, but the artist, Gleitsmann, "created a cheery scene."
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