Five World Religions Opens Today at Phoenix Museum of Art

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS

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ARIZONA - Throughout history, religious cultures have used sacred objects as part of rituals, devotions and celebrations, and an exhibition opening on January 4, 2012 at Phoenix Art Museum, features the written word and painted image as expressed in the worlds five largest religions. Sacred Word & Image: Five World Religions features over 50 examples of the sacred written word and pictorial image as expressed in the cultures of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity throughout the past 1500 years. The exhibition, on view through March 25, 2012, draws from the collections of Phoenix Art Museum and several prominent private collections, and includes a variety of materials used to document mankind’s significant thoughts and beliefs, including everything from paper, palm leaf and vellum, to wood, lacquer, metal and ivory.