The art prescription: how 60 minutes in a gallery each month could transform your life

The Guardian UK Tuesday 03 November 2026, 16:36 UTC 1 min read

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Are you getting your RDA (recommended dose of art)? Along with 10,000 steps and five fruit and veg a day, this small, enjoyable change could make you much healthier – and happierName: Art. Art has been around for thousands of years.

Are you getting your RDA (recommended dose of art)? Along with 10,000 steps and five fruit and veg a day, this small, enjoyable change could make you much healthier – and happier

Name: Art.

Age: Art has been around for thousands of years. The drawings in Blombos Cave in South Africa, for example, are estimated to be about 73,000 years old. But this is less about how old and more about how often, and for how long.

RDA (PERSON) Blombos Cave (LOCATION) South Africa (LOCATION)

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