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Shift Buddha relics from museum to a sacred place: Rijiju | Religion in Museums
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When museums and religion collide. Shift Buddha relics from museum to a sacred place: Rijiju. May 18, 2015. By Religion in museums. May 5th issue of the Times of India carried this article by Akshaya Mukul. NEW DELHI: Minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju wants relics bone fragments of Buddha housed in National Museum to be kept in some sacred Buddhist place so that devotees can offer prayers. He also argued that the relics are fragile and could get damaged. Vasudevan’s argument was e...A senio...
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BBC article: Why museums are the new churches | Religion in Museums
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When museums and religion collide. BBC article: Why museums are the new churches. August 7, 2015. By Religion in museums. From the BBC website. Why museums are the new churches. Like the cathedrals of bygone eras, galleries are now the ultimate buildings of our times and the way we use them mimics religious rituals, writes Jason Farago. By Jason Farago 16 July 2015. That would be Sunday: the day we used to reserve for another house of worship. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Musings ...
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When museums and religion collide. March 11, 2016. By Religion in museums. Tin tabernacle, anyone? March 2, 2016. By Religion in museums. Does Religion Belong in Museums? Wallace Collection Special Evening Event. Tuesday 22nd March, 2016. 6:30pm – 7:30pm. Lecturers: Aaron Rosen, Christoph Vogtherr. Telephone 44 (0)207 563 9500. Fax 44 (0) 207 224 2155. For disabled parking enquiries please call 44 (0) 207 563 9524. Tickets from the Wallace Collection website. March 2, 2016. By Religion in museums. Exhibi...
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14 | August | 2015 | Religion in Museums
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When museums and religion collide. Daily Archives: August 14, 2015. August 14, 2015. By Religion in museums. Museum of Religion or Distillery? Palais Bénédictine at Fécamp. What other ‘religious’ attractions were intended – partly, anyway – as product promotions? Tiger Balm Gardens in Singapore and (formerly) Hong Kong come to mind – any others? Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The Global Magazine of News and Ideas.
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‘God(s) – A User’s Guide’ | Religion in Museums
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When museums and religion collide. 8216;God(s) – A User’s Guide’. June 8, 2015. By Religion in museums. One of the sorrows of museums is missing an exhibition one would have loved to have seen. Over two years ago the Petit Palais in Paris staged an exhibition ‘God(s) – a User’s Guide’. Details are at http:/ www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en/expositions/gods-a-users-guide – but be sure to look at the video, which is only in the French-language pages. The website’s archive describes the exhibition:. Paintings, s...
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‘The Wealth of Nations: the Health of Society’: 60 Years of the Wolfson Foundation | Religion in Museums
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When museums and religion collide. The Wealth of Nations: the Health of Society’: 60 Years of the Wolfson Foundation. July 26, 2015. By Religion in museums. In June Neil MacGregor gave a typically masterly lecture at Wolfson College, Oxford, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Wolfson Foundation. Here’s the link. And here’s what he had to say about the role of religion in museums, and of museum to religion:. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). A Global Hu...
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‘Las Edades del Hombre’ | Religion in Museums
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When museums and religion collide. 8216;Las Edades del Hombre’. June 12, 2015. By Religion in museums. Nathalie Cerezales from Paris has published a fascinating article on the Spanish ‘Las Edades del Hombre’ project. This has organised, over the past twenty-seven years, a whole series of major religion/art exhibitions in the cathedrals of Castille and Leon. The full text can be found via this summary: http:/ www.ep.liu.se/ecp article/index.en.aspx? Nathalie’s English abstract reads:. It appears that the ...
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When museums and religion collide. News, thoughts and discussions about all things religion in museums, from new exhibitions to topical debates. Keep checking back for new posts and feel free to comment. One thought on “ About. February 22, 2013 at 10:34 am. EAA have a session which may be of interest: Archaeology of religion: methodological issues, check out the website. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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When museums and religion collide. Daily Archives: August 7, 2015. August 7, 2015. By Religion in museums. BBC article: Why museums are the new churches. From the BBC website. Why museums are the new churches. Like the cathedrals of bygone eras, galleries are now the ultimate buildings of our times and the way we use them mimics religious rituals, writes Jason Farago. By Jason Farago 16 July 2015. That would be Sunday: the day we used to reserve for another house of worship. Follow Blog via Email.
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