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UGR researcher carries out the first study in Spain on museum visitors

The project studies visitors to the "José Guerrero" exhibition centre in Granada. It shows that most visitors tend to focus mainly on the works of arts and less on the artist. A visit to a museum or art center depends on many factors, such as chance or weather conditions such as rain. Half of the visitors spend less than five minutes observing each work of art.

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