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A roundtable with international experts to discuss the role of the arts in health, linked to the 2nd International Congress on Health Communication. Moderated by Guillem d'Efak Fullana-Ferré, Head of Community Action, Public Programs, and Communication at the MNAC

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The Maricel Museum presents the conference “Santiago Rusiñol and His Artistic and Literary View of Illness”, delivered by Vinyet Panyella. The session will take place in the Gothic Room of the museum.

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An activity within the framework of the Born to Read Program, a project that aims to promote reading among children ages 0 to 3. It involves professionals from the fields of culture and health. In this specific workshop, music is rhythm, emotion, words, melody, harmony... It is that artistic discipline capable of playing with sounds, creating welcoming environments, and offering us the best language to express our emotions.

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Christopher Bailey is the leader of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Arts in Health program and co-founder of the Jameel Arts and Health Lab. He will be speaking at the 17th World Stroke Congress.

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The talk will open a space for dialogue and reflection on artistic creation as a tool for personal and collective well-being. It will be complemented by a visit to a painting exhibition created by participants from the Art Atelier, a workshop held at the same community center hosting the event. It is part of the Rompe/mentes Conference and invites you to discover the more than ten years of experience of the Red Sin Gravedad organization in the region. The Network promotes more than 30 community and artistic workshops, free and open to all citizens, with or without a mental health diagnosis.

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The Hugging HeArt mural, promoted by BesArt The River Museum, will be presented on Friday with institutional representatives and collaborating entities.

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In this art therapy workshop, we will explore the profound connection between creativity and the nervous system, focusing on how the creative process, with the support of a professional art therapist, can serve as an effective therapeutic tool for regulating our emotions and moods. Throughout the talk, we will explain how artistic practice, through techniques such as painting, drawing, and sculpture, can activate different areas of the brain. Participants will have the opportunity to practice simple artistic expression exercises, allowing each participant to experience the power of art to calm the nervous system and promote self-care.

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Art Spiegelman is an essential figure in comics, known worldwide as the author of Maus, a work that revolutionized the perception of the genre as a literary and artistic form. In this session, part of the Kosmopolis festival, he talks with another master of comics, artist Max.

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The Monastery of Pedralbes will host a day dedicated to cultural mediation in the field of arts in health on Friday, with project presentations and experiential workshops.

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Intra-actions is a co-creation project in arts, community health, and public education that activates artistic methodologies and interventions to improve adolescent well-being—one of the groups most affected by psychosocial distress in our post-pandemic reality. The initiative is carried out in collaboration with the Poblenou Primary Care Center, Institut Maria Espinalt, and the contemporary art center La Escocesa. It worked with 3rd-year ESO students during the third term of last school year and continues with 4th-year ESO students in the current school year.

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Discussion and joint presentation of the multi-center pilot "A Journey to Well-being" and the various health projects of each of the 16 museums that form part of the Territorial Network of Museums of the Regions of Tarragona and Terres de l'Ebre (XTMCTTE). Everyone is invited to this space for exchanging experiences: both the general public to discover what museum facilities offer for well-being, and cultural and/or health professionals to learn about new projects and activities.

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This panel presents a selection of Arts in Health initiatives promoted by Vall d'Hebron, developed in collaboration with artists, cultural institutions, and healthcare teams, where art—through music, exhibitions, itineraries, or drawings—becomes a space for connection, empowerment, and recognition. Each project demonstrates how art can open doors, imagine new worlds, reframe experiences, and build community. The initiatives presented here are living examples of a strategy that puts people at the center.

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