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Heinz History Center to Host Vatican Splendors Exhibition This Fall
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Release Date: 14-Jun-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Pittsburgh Release Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
--Exhibit is One of the Largest Collections of Vatican Art and Historical Objects Ever Viewed in North America-- PITTSBURGH, June 14, 2010 – One of the largest Vatican collections to ever tour North America is coming to Pittsburgh this fall. On Oct. 2, the Senator John Heinz History Center will host Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art, a 10,000 square-foot exhibition presenting unique objects ...
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Exhibition Gallery Layout and Artistic Highlights
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Release Date: 9-Jun-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Exhibit Sections Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
"Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art" “Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art” features approximately 200 works of art and historically significant objects, many of which have never left the Vatican. Every object in the exhibition tells its own story, together forming a great mosaic of the history of the Church and its impact on western civilization’s art, history and culture. The ...
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Vatican Splendors Tour
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Release Date: 1-May-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Interactive Tour Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit

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MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM IN ST. LOUIS TO HOST PREMIER AND EXCLUSIVE MIDWEST ENGAGEMENT FOR VATICAN ART & HISTORY EXHIBITION
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Release Date: 22-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Louis Release Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
ST. LOUIS, March 23, 2010 - One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis for a limited engagement beginning May 15, 2010. “Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art” will present unique objects illustrating the Vatican’s impact on history and culture through 2,000 years. ...
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St. Louis Fact Sheet - Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art
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Release Date: 22-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Fact Sheet Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
WHAT: One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to St. Louis. The Missouri History Museum will host the premier and only Midwest presentation of “Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art” beginning in May 2010. The exhibition features approximately 170 rare works of art and historically significant objects, many of which ...
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Mosaic Panel from the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Among Objects to be Displayed at �Vatican Splendors�
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Release Date: 22-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Cathedral Mosaic Panel
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the “New Cathedral,” is the crown jewel of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. A magnificent structure, the cathedral is Romanesque in style on the exterior and Byzantine on the interior. The church contains the largest mosaic collection in the world -- 41.5 million pieces of mosaic glass covering 83,000 square feet. Like the objects on exhibit at "Vatican ...
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St. Louis Spokespersons - Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art
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Release Date: 22-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Spokespersons
EXHIBITION CURATOR Monsignor Roberto Zagnoli is an Italian priest from Ravenna who has worked at the Vatican for fifteen years as Director of the Ethnological Department of the Vatican Museums. As Curator of the exhibition, Msgr. Zagnoli carefully selected objects from the participating Vatican agencies and organized them to tell the 2000-year history covered by the exhibition and commemorated in the exhibition guide book he co-wrote. ...
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Frequently Asked Questions - Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art
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Release Date: 19-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Vatican FAQ
What is the Vatican? The Vatican is an independent state located inside the city of Rome covering an area of 17 square miles. It is the home of Pope Benedict XVI, the current head of the Catholic Church worldwide. The Roman Pontiff, who resides at the Vatican, as the successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful. About one billion people worldwide profess the Catholic ...
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Photo Descriptions - Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art
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Release Date: 19-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Photo Descriptions Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Object Photos (Object photos credit: © Cittá del Vaticano unless otherwise noted) Cast of the Hand of Pope John Paul II October 2002 Cecco Bonanotte (born 1942) Bronze 100 x 100 x 10 cm Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Vatican City State (Exhibit photos credit: © 2010 Vatican Splendors.) Portrait of Christ with Crown of Thorns (The Veronica of Guercino) Giovanni ...
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Photo Sheet - Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art
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Release Date: 19-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Photo Sheet Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Object Photos Object photos credit: © 2010 Vatican Splendors. Object photos credit: © Cittá del Vaticano unless otherwise noted. Object photo credit: © 2010 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Exhibit Photos Exhibit photos credit: © 2010 Vatican Splendors. Media Contacts: Mary Hendron or Nancy Milton Insight Marketing & Communications, ...
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St. Louis Lending Institutions - Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art
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Release Date: 19-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Lending Institutions Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Many of the works and documents exhibited in “Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art” have never been on public display or previously left the Vatican. Therefore, this exhibition has provided an occasion for undertaking a careful restoration and conservation process that will preserve these objects for future generations. The following institutions have lent the objects for this exhibition, one of the largest ...
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Exhibition Glossary - Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art
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Release Date: 19-Mar-10 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Glossary Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Alb A white linen vestment with close fitting sleeves, reaching nearly to the ground and secured round the waist by a girdle (cincture). Antependium A hanging suspended over and in front of the altar. Apse The semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church. Baldachin A dome-like canopy in wood, stone, or metal, erected over the high altar of larger churches. (Baldacchino is late ...
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Vatican FAQ -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
What is the Vatican? The Vatican is an independent state located inside the city of Rome covering an area of 17 square miles. It is the home of Pope Benedict XVI, the current head of the Catholic Church worldwide. The Roman Pontiff, who resides at the Vatican, as the successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful. About one billion people worldwide profess the ...
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MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER TO HOST EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR VATICAN ART & HISTORY EXHIBIT
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) � One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul for a limited engagement beginning Sept. 27, 2008. �Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter�s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard� will present unique objects illustrating the Vatican�s impact on history and culture through 2,000 ...
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Exhibition Gallery Layout and Artistic Highlights -- " Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard"
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
�Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter�s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard� features approximately 200 works of art and historically significant objects, many of which have never left the Vatican. The exhibition is organized into four thematic sections that illustrate the evolution of the Church and its papacy beginning with Saint Peter through Pope Benedict XVI, with special emphasis on the founding 500 years ago of ...
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Exhibition Glossary
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Alb A white linen vestment with close fitting sleeves, reaching nearly to the ground and secured round the waist by a girdle (cincture). Antependium A hanging suspended over and in front of the altar. Bascinet A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. Cassock A long outer garment worn by clerics and servers. It is usually black, but red is worn by Cardinals and white by the ...
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Lending Institutions -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Many of the works and documents exhibited in Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter�s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard have never been on public display or previously left the Vatican. Therefore, this exhibition has provided an occasion for undertaking a careful restoration and conservation process that will preserve these objects for future generations. The following institutions have lent the objects for this ...
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Spokespeople -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
EXHIBITION CURATOR Monsignor Roberto Zagnoli is an Italian priest from Ravenna who has worked at the Vatican for fourteen years. As Curator of the Vatican Museums, Monsignor Zagnoli carefully selected objects from the participating Vatican agencies and organized them to tell the 2000-year history covered by the exhibition and commemorated in the exhibition guide book he co-wrote. Zagnoli also works for Monsignor Guido Marini ...
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Photo Sheet -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Photos © Governatorato of the Vatican City State. Media Contacts: Amanda Hooper Risdall McKinney Public Relations Phone: 651-286-6776 E-mail:Amanda@risdall.com or Jessica Kohen Minnesota Historical Society Phone: 651-259-3148 E-mail:Jessica.kohen@mnhs.org These photo descriptions are available online at http://events.mnhs.org/media
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Fact Sheet about Vatican Splendors in St. Paul
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
FACT SHEET WHAT: One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to St. Paul. The Minnesota History Center hosts �Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter�s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the ...
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