Conferences and symposiums Arts for Health: The 2nd Nordic-Baltic Seminar on Art in Hospitals

20-04-2026 to
21-04-2026 Add to iCal
Karolinska University Hospital, Solna The New Karolinska University Hospital, NKS, Stockholm, Sweden

We invite healthcare professionals, art and culture specialists and persons working in and with hospital environments in the Baltic and Nordic countries to attend the Arts for Health seminar taking place on 20th and 21st of April 2026 at The New Karolinska University Hospital, NKS, Stockholm, Sweden

Hospitals have become significant places for art displays, while the presence of art plays an important part for health and well-being of patients, families and healthcare staff. The first Nordic-Baltic Seminar on Art in Hospitals, was held on November 18-20 2024. This will be the second meeting in the same series.

The goal of the seminar will be to share knowledge on art in hospital environments and promote the network for professionals working at the intersection of healthcare and art in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The language of the seminar is English.

Registration

The event is free of charge, but you need to register in advance. Participants will however have to cover travel and accommodation. You can already register now and please do so no later than March 31 2026. Please use the link below to register already now – welcome!

Register online here for the event

 

The Program

A draft program will be published at the end of January.

Accomodation

A quota of rooms will be reserved at nearby hotels.

Presentations

If you also would like to give a very short presentation of your activities in this field also send a five sentence summary to Ingemar.ernberg@ki.se  latest February 28.

 

Organizing Committee

Center for Culture, Cognition and Health, Karolinska Institutet


Additional information:

Giulia Gaudenzi, assistant professor, Karolinska Institutet giulia.gaudenzi@ki.se

Ingemar Ernberg, senior professor Ingemar.ernberg@ki.se +4670 5467636

John Sennett, PhD Student, Webadministrator John.sennett@ki.se