The Group is concerned with all ‘religious’ collections, from large museum and archival collections to small collections in places of worship and elsewhere. Such collections include works of art and historic items, but also sometimes books, archives and photographs.
The Group aims to provide a network that will bring together everyone who cares for such collections or has an interest in them: museum curators, clergy and volunteers, but also teachers and scholars. Our aim is to encourage the care and understanding of religious collections, and ultimately mutual care and understanding between different faiths. You can find out more about the Group on our ‘About the Group’ page.
Our regular blog contains a range of posts representing many different voices and perspectives, and you can find out how to submit your own articles, exhibition or publication reviews or general thoughts on the subject here. We welcome all contributions.
Image: Nativity set on display at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS
“Religion in Museums: Where do I start?” online seminar
“Gods’ Collections” – a call for contributions
Jewish Museum ‘Using Sacred Collections’ event
OUR LATEST BLOG POSTS
- Pagans and MuseumsInteractions between modern pagans and museums have been historically understudied, but the latest issue of the journal The Pomegranate: The […]
- The Mapping Museums 1960-20 projectBy John Reeve Crispin and I attended the launch for a report and a forthcoming publication from Birkbeck‘s Mapping Museums […]
- “Religion in Museums: Where do I start?” seminarDo you work with religious groups and/or collections, or interested in doing so? Are you unsure where to start? The […]
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