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Unexpected Meetings #1: Dionysos & Dionysos

In a new series of short blog posts, the curators of Imagining the Divine draw out connections between pairs of objects in the Ashmolean Museum’s exhibition. Jaś Elsner kicks off proceedings with two of the first artefacts on display. Continue reading “Unexpected Meetings #1: Dionysos & Dionysos”

Empires of FaithNovember 24, 2017December 1, 2017Leave a comment

Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #8: 12th October

Jaś Elsner and Stefanie Lenk are blogging from behind the scenes during the installation of the Ashmolean Museum’s exhibition Imagining the Divine: Art and the Rise of World Religions, opening on October 19th. 

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Empires of FaithOctober 13, 2017October 14, 2017Leave a comment

Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #5: 9th October

Jaś Elsner and Stefanie Lenk are blogging from behind the scenes during the installation of the Ashmolean Museum’s exhibition Imagining the Divine: Art and the Rise of World Religions, opening on October 19th. 

Continue reading “Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #5: 9th October”

Empires of FaithOctober 10, 2017October 14, 2017Leave a comment

Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #4: 9th October

Jaś Elsner and Stefanie Lenk are blogging from behind the scenes during the installation of the Ashmolean Museum’s exhibition Imagining the Divine: Art and the Rise of World Religions, opening on October 19th. 

Continue reading “Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #4: 9th October”

Empires of FaithOctober 9, 2017October 14, 20171 Comment

Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #3: 6th October

Jaś Elsner and Stefanie Lenk are blogging from behind the scenes during the installation of the Ashmolean Museum’s exhibition Imagining the Divine: Art and the Rise of World Religions, opening on October 19th. 

Continue reading “Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #3: 6th October”

Empires of FaithOctober 7, 2017October 14, 20171 Comment

Talking Religion: What makes an object religious?

Stefanie Lenk, a co-founder of Talking Religion, and Sylvia Alvares-Correa, one of the participants, discuss the proceedings of the research group’s third workshop hosted by the Ashmolean museum that focused on what a religious object is.

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Empires of FaithJune 26, 2017June 29, 2017Leave a comment

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