Religious art in everyday life: Special exhibition opened in the museum bar!

Religious art in everyday life: Special exhibition opened in the museum bar!

The long -awaited special exhibition in the Krems museum opens on Saturday, March 15th, at 11 a.m. and is entitled “As in heaven, as in earth - as in heaven?”. This fascinating show illuminates how religious art and everyday rituals are interwoven. Historical and contemporary works of art are presented in seven stations that promote dialogue about the role of religion in everyday life. The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Institute for Realienology of the Middle Ages and the early modern period and shows, among other things, works by renowned artists such as Assunta Abdel Azim Mohamed and Florian Nährer, according to the OE24.at

Visitors experience how people have been trying to make the inexplicable tangible for centuries - from contemplative adoration to modern communication to social media. The show is open until November 16, 2025 and thus offers the opportunity to dive deeply into the relationship between everyday life and spirituality.

sky ideas and their development

The idea of ​​heaven has changed significantly over the centuries and is closely linked to religious beliefs. In early Judaism, heaven was considered the whereabouts of God and his angels, and only later, during the time of the second temple, belief in physical resurrection grew in importance. This was particularly taken up by the Pharisees who emphasized the belief in the court and the associated separation between heaven and hell, as described wikipedia ). While heaven is considered the place where God lives, paradise is considered a separate, desirable goal for humans.

In Islamic faith, heaven is represented as paradise where the chosen ones live after the last court. This different view of heaven, paradise and the human soul shows the versatility and deep roots of the sky ideas in the Abrahamic religions and beyond. The exhibition in the Krems Museum therefore opens not only windows in art, but also in the religious imagination of people.