Vatican Library opens to public with old-new art space
Vatican CityAP The Vatican’s Apostolic Library, which is home to ancient manuscripts, rare books and reading rooms for scholars is opening its doors to the general public with a small new exhibition space aimed at pairing its artistic treasures with contemporary art. The inaugural exhibit Tutti (All) takes its inspiration from Pope Francis’ 2020 encyclical Brothers […]
Artist aims to show reality of modern slavery in UK with art show
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A new exhibition opened in London on Tuesday, seeking to overturn the popular stereotype of women who have survived modern slavery as “abstract victims” and instead capture the challenge of rebuilding their lives. Syrian-born artist Sara Shamma worked with academics at King’s College London to interview female survivors for her Modern Slavery […]
Israeli Christians protest artwork depicting Ronald McDonald as ‘McJesus’
RNS A work titled “McJesus,” depicting a crucified Ronald McDonald, at an art museum in Haifa has brought angry calls from local Christians to remove it – a result the artist said he approves. Last Friday, hundreds of Arab Christians demonstrated in front of the Haifa Museum of the Arts, demanding that it remove the […]
REFORMATION 500: BERLIN EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS HOW NAZIS EXPLOITED MARTIN LUTHER’S LEGACY
EMILY McFARLAN MILLER and TOM HENEGAN, of Religion News Service, report…
US: NEW SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT SHOWCASES EARLIEST STIRRINGS OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
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