LINKING THE SCIENCE OF SEEING TO THE ART OF LOOKING
I'm Aleksandra (Sasha) Igdalova, a postdoctoral psychology researcher & neuroaesthetics consultant exploring how we see, experience, and engage with art.
I specialize in empirical approaches to:
Arts and well-being
Audience engagement
Museum education and experience design
Sasha (middle) delivering a talk alongside Louise Thompson (left) and Fiona Corridan (right) to the North West Federation of Museum and Art Galleries
March 2024, Manchester Art Gallery, UK
Latest Updates
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Leading an interactive slow looking workshop for the opening of Alison Watt's exhibition at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
(March 2025)
New paper out now! We show that having conversations about artworks can enhance the viewing experience.
(February 2025)
New feature from Goldsmiths University Press: "Gallery project shows how viewing art can boost wellbeing"
(February 2025)
Research featured in a BBC Travel article about the mindful museum approach in Room to Breathe
(January 2025)
Launched the inaugural 'Crossroads of Research and Experience of Art' Workshop in Liverpool
(September 2024)
My Art Engager podcast episode on slow looking and social interaction was voted the most listened-to episode of 2024
(December 2024)