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Event | Framing Religious Art in UK Collections

University of Birmingham
Online
Tuesday 17 June 2025, 13:30-15:30 BST

In this workshop, artists, curators, and academics will present brief position papers that reflect on the museum as a space for faith and belief, making religious art today, and some possibilities for presenting historical and contemporary religious artworks to audiences who come from diverse faith backgrounds or none at all. 

The second half of the session will be a facilitated discussion session focused around 3 questions: 

  • What is the role of museums and galleries in shaping and sharing multicultural narratives of faith and belief?
  • How can historical collections of religious artworks be brought into meaningful dialogue with audiences of diverse faith backgrounds today?  
  • How can religious artworks enhance museum interpretation, outreach, and institutional missions to be more representative?  

Participants are welcome to bring their experiences of the collections they work for or research into the discussion.