AGO’s newest exhibit puts heart in art [Video]

The Art Gallery of Ontario’s newest experience is putting heart in art, literally.

The museum says its new Art Rate Monitor, which launched Sept. 17 and ends on Nov. 19, is a first-of-its-kind art experience. The exhibit’s experience measures the heart rate of guests while they explore the museum, allowing them to see which art pieces elevated or lowered their heart rate the most.

The experience is included with the cost of admission while supplies last. Visitors will receive a lanyard and wristband that records location and heart rate throughout the museum, allowing the experience to connect pieces of art with a viewer’s heart rate.

“Science has proven we respond to art in many ways; emotionally, cognitively and physically,” the AGO’s website states. “Measuring heart rate is a simple and non-intrusive way to record one of the ways we experience art.”

The experience is as long or short as it takes for visitors …