The Happiness Museum Might Be the Place We All Need Right Now

2020 has not been an easy year for anyone. The primary reason is the pandemic that affected all of us in one way or another, but there are also other reasons depending on where you live. That’s why we need to be reminded of happiness more than ever, and there’s the perfect place for it in Denmark.

The first museum dedicated to happiness opened on July 14th in Copenhagen. It’s located in a cozy space located in the city’s historic center. The museum is a project of the Happiness Research Institute, an independent institution that studies the science behind why some societies are happier than others. Their goal is to make wellbeing an integral part of life for people everywhere.

According to the CEO of the institute, Meik Wiking, the museum idea is a product of years of requests made by the public to visit their office space.

“I think people imagine that the Institute is like a magical place—a room full of puppies or ice cream — but we are just eight people sitting in front of computers looking at data,” he explains. “So we thought, why don’t we create a place where people can experience happiness from different perspectives and give them an exhibition where they can become a little bit wiser around some of the questions we try to solve?”

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