Guest lecturer Dr. Gary Vikan explores the holy in museum spaces at Rollins Museum of Art with an introduction by Dr. Ena Heller, Bruce A. Beal Director at Rollins Museum of Art.
Dr. Vikan is the former Director of the Walters Art Museum and author of several books exploring the sacred in museums and in the public square.
Appointed by President Clinton in 1999 to his Cultural Property Advisory Committee and knighted by the French Minister of Culture in the Order of Arts and Letters in 2002, Dr. Vikan shares findings from his extensive research in WORKING THE NUMINOUS: In Pursuit of the Holy in a Museum Space.
This engaging event complements RMA’s Winter Season exhibition Transformations: Spirituality, Ritual, and Society on view through May 12, 2024. Visit our website for more live events that can be attended virtually or in person.
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