Date/Time
Date(s) - 21 Oct 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
Rubin Museum
Category(ies) No Categories
Rubin Museum Visit focusing on “Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.”
Here’s a description of the exhibit:
For millennia people of all faiths have embarked on the practice of pilgrimage, journeying to a sacred place or shrine of special religious significance, while proceeding at the same time on an inner, spiritual journey. Objects associated with pilgrimage—whether works of high artistic skill or those intended for everyday use—often reveal deep human needs that transcend particular faiths.
Pilgrimage and Faith explores these important spiritual journeys in three of the world’s largest religious traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. While reflecting on the shared goals of personal development and communal solidarity evident in each tradition, the exhibition also highlights their particular ritual practices and artistic expressions.
The exhibition features diverse examples of objects from each faith, including a Chinese Buddhist pilgrimage map, a Tibetan Buddhist hand prayer wheel, a twelfth-century Christian reliquary casket, and Muslim clay prayer tablets.
Read more about the exhibit and the museum here: http://www.rmanyc.org/pilgrimage
The tour is set up for Friday October 21st, but the time depends on how many people want to attend and when they can make it. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP to Crystal Parsons [email protected], letting her know which of the following times you would be available: 3:00 – 4:00; 4:00 – 5:00, or 6:00 – 6:40.
A note on the 6:00 PM slot: museum admission is free beginning at 6:00 on Fridays!
The tour will be capped at 15 people, so if you’d like to attend, RSVP ASAP and at the latest, by this coming Monday, October 3rd at 4:00 PM!