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March 12, 2017

Barbara Jatta grew up in the art world – now she heads the Vatican museums

Barbara Jatta, the new director of the Vatican Museums, speaks during a Jan. 23 news conference to unveil the revamped, mobile-compatible website for the Vatican Museums.

VATICAN CITY – Barbara Jatta, the newest director of the Vatican museums, and the first woman to hold the position, said that working with art was a natural path for her to follow – and she can’t imagine a better place to do so.

Published in Arts News
August 23, 2015

Museum of the Bible allies with Israeli antiquities agency

A future museum focusing on the Bible will also house ancient Holy Land artifacts from the Israel Antiquities Authority. In this photo, the Gutenberg Bible is shown.

WASHINGTON - A Christian family’s ambitious Bible museum project has forged a key alliance with the Israel Antiquities Authority, giving treasures from the Holy Land a temporary home just steps from the National Mall.

Published in International
November 4, 2014

Exhibition honours chaplains’ service during conflict

Retired Anglican Archbishop of Toronto Terrence Finlay models Bishop Charles Henry Brent’s Cope, given to him in 1920 by the people of France for his service with the American Expeditionary Forces during the last year of the First World War. The elaborate liturgical garment has been restored by the Needleworkers Guild of Toronto.

TORONTO - For the first time in Canadian history, the men and women who ventured into war unarmed, carrying a holy book, ready to listen to and serve soldiers in distress are being remembered with a museum exhibition.

Published in Canada
July 29, 2014

Ground Zero cross can stay at 9/11 museum, appeals court rules

Ground Zero cross can stay at 9/11 museum, appeals court rules

NEW YORK - A cross-shaped beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Centre can remain on display in the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, dismissing a lawsuit brought by atheists.

Published in International