This weekend marks the exhibition opening of Sacred Gifts: The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann, and Frans Schwartz at Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art. The art will predominantly feature scenes from the life of the Savior. This exhibition is an exciting new addition to the galleries on campus as this will mark the first time some of these masterworks will be on display in the United States.
These works “are being loaned to the BYU Museum of Art under extraordinary circumstances from churches and museums in Germany, Sweden, Denmark and New York. Sacred Gifts will explore and celebrate the many precious gifts represented by these outstanding portrayals of the Savior. The BYU Museum of Art invites patrons to partake of these sacred offerings and discover the miraculous gifts that have made the exhibition possible.”
“The MOA’s most recently ticketed show, Carl Bloch: The Master’s Hand, was one of the most highly attended museum exhibitions in the country while on view in 2010 and 2011, and operated at full capacity during the exhibition’s final months. An even larger audience is anticipated for Sacred Gifts, so museum personnel encourage patrons to plan ahead with ticket reservations and attend early on to avoid crowds.” To reserve your free tickets, click here.
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Katharina OdavicNovember 15, 2013
We just came back from this exhibition. It is absolutely wonderful, we stayed 2 hours and will go back. I was glad that there were chairs in front of some of the pictures. There is a short film to be watched before you enter ( we were not told that, I discovered it by chance.) It is very worthwile to pay $3 for an i-pad with informations on each painting and sometimes music. A unique experience! Katharina and Franz, Switzerland/ Alpine