First offered in December 2014, Art of Interfaith Understanding is a Dare to Understand series dedicated to exploring art and religion at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Past themes include:
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Art Serving Faith: Six Traditions
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The Christmas Story in Art
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Remembrance and Liberation: Images of Passover and Holy Week
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Prayerful Looking: Art and Spirituality
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Art from the World's Religions
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Do You See What I See? Interfaith Conversations at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Nature's Revelations in Religious Art
All events are guided by Rev. John B. Hougen, PhD, a consultant with Interfaith Philadelphia and a docent at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. For more information or to schedule similar events for groups of 6 to 15, please contact John at jbh@interfaithphiladelphia.org.
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“Our guide, John, took care to create a diverse tour addressing art from all across the globe. His knowledge and insight into each piece that we visited was world class, and I learned just as much from the fantastic discussion that emerged from our tour group as I did from him.”
– Participant, Art of Interfaith Understanding: The Sacred in Secular Art