Art and Cultural Engagement Can Slow the Pace of Aging: Report.
A new study published in the journal Innovation in Aging suggests that engaging with art and culture can help slow down the biological clock and improve overall health.
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This remarkable colour photograph of hot air balloons at the inaugural Paris Air Show was taken in 1909 by Léon Gimpel, using the Autochrome Lumière process, the first commercial process for colour photography #globalmuseum #photography #Paris #Ballooning

This turtle swam straight toward a fisherman seeking help, its mouth covered in thick barnacles. During the cleaning process, it stayed incredibly calm and obedient, as if it understood that the person in front of it was trying to help.
Until the very end, when it took a deep breath and dove back into the sea, that moment made all the effort feel completely worth it.
POV: Sometimes, helping is the real reward.
Source: cosy_joe #globalmuseum

The only taxidermied blue whale in the world, 1865 CE, now housed at the Natural History Museum in Sweden. The public was allowed to enter it up until a couple was found having sex inside it; now its jaws are opened only for special occasions like Swedish election days.
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Fires in Berlin Destroyed Hundreds of Paintings During World War II. Now, a Museum Will Publish Photo Archives of the Lost Artworks Online.
A proactive effort to document the collection of the Gemäldegalerie will pay off a century later as negatives of lost paintings by Rubens and Caravaggio are digitized and published online
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Witness the astonishing trap feeding behavior of Eden's Whale in the Gulf of Thailand. Nature's wonders continue to amaze us every day.
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