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Arts commentator Courtney Johnston takes us through one researcher's work on why people touch artworks at museums.
A visitor to the Louvre is tempted by Canaletto's 18th-century painting "The Rialto Bridge in Venice." PHOTO: STEFAN DRASCHAN
A man touches an exhibition at the Museo Archeologico in Naples. PHOTO: STEFAN DRASCHAN
A child pets a lion’s paw at the Museo Archeologico in Naples. PHOTO: STEFAN DRASCHAN
A young man touches a statue at the Museo Archeologico in Naples. PHOTO: STEFAN DRASCHAN
A visitor cups the face of a bust at the Altes Museum in Berlin. PHOTO: STEFAN DRASCHAN
Two guests touch Gerrit Dou’s “The Silver Ewer,” on display at the Louvre. PHOTO: STEFAN DRASCHAN
A man runs his hand along a carved sarcophagus at the Neues Museum in Berlin. PHOTO: STEFAN DRASCHAN
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