Happiness, like art, is often subjective, but unlike art, happiness is not something you can expect to find “hanging” in a museum. But something changed when the first museum dedicated to happiness opened in the city of Copenhagen. 

The new project was created by the Happiness Research Institute. Its purpose is to discover why some societies are happier than others, to "inform about the causes and effects of human happiness, to make subjective well-being part of the public policy debate, and to improve the quality of life for citizens around the world ".

The museum currently has a maximum capacity of 50 people. Visitors are invited to explore happiness from a global perspective, which includes historical knowledge of how the concept of happiness has evolved over the centuries and how different cultures define the term.

The museum has a large collection of objects that represent happiness for people all over the world. "We may be Danes, Mexicans, Americans or Chinese, but we are first and foremost people," the museum's founder told CNN.

 
 
 
 
 
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The museum also features interactive activities, mental experiments and objects of happiness.

Visitors can take part in exercises involving chocolates, and even a Matrix-style dilemma over whether to take the blue or red pill.

"We believe that being here together, enjoying the moment, is a form of happiness, because we are creating our memories for the future," said one visitor.

 
 
 
 
 
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