Experience
Art for Wellness
Did you know that participation in the arts has proven health benefits?
- Increased sense of belonging and social connection¹
- Decreased anxiety, depression and social isolation
- Lower cortisol levels²
- Enhanced self-reflection³
- Increased sense of awe can improve mental and physical health⁴
Directions to the museums from Stanford Hospitals
The museums are around a 15-minute walk (0.7 mi / 1.1 km) from Stanford Hospital. If you arrive by car, visitor parking is available along Lomita Drive and Museum Way.
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Cantor Arts Center
The Cantor Arts Center provides an outstanding cultural experience for visitors of all ages. Founded when the university opened in 1891, the Cantor’s collection spans 5,000 years and includes more than 38,000 works of art from around the globe. These include our renowned collection of Rodin bronze sculptures, which are displayed inside the museum as well as in our outdoor Rodin Sculpture Garden. With 24 galleries and more than 15 special exhibitions each year, the Cantor is an established resource for teaching and research on campus. Free admission, tours, lectures, and family activities make the Cantor one of the most visited university art museums in the country.
328 LOMITA DR / OPEN WED–SUN, 11AM–5PM
FREE ADMISSION / ON-SITE CAFÉ -
Anderson Collection
Adjacent to the Cantor is the Anderson Collection, home to one of the most outstanding private assemblies of modern and contemporary American Art. The collection is a gift from Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson and Mary Patricia Anderson Pence, the Bay Area family who built the collection over the last 50 years. Each work is exemplary of its movement, including Bay Area Abstraction, Bay Area Figuration, California Light & Space, Color Field Painting, Contemporary Painting, Funk, Hard-Edge Painting, New York School, and Post-Minimalism. The museum also offers rotating special exhibitions, tours, lectures, and family activities, free for all visitors.
314 LOMITA DR / OPEN WED–SUN, 11AM - 5PM
FREE ADMISSION
Stanford Soundwalk
The COVID Memorial Soundwalk is a contemplative walking route on the Stanford campus, accompanied by a specially selected playlist of music performed by Stanford faculty and student musicians.
¹²³ Katherine N. Cotter & James O. Pawelski (2021): Art museums as institutions for human flourishing, The Journal of Positive Psychology, DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2021.2016911
⁴ Maria Monroy & Dacher Keltner (2023): Awe as a Pathway to Mental and Physical Health, DOI: 10.1177/17456916221094856
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