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Several semesters of work culminated in August with the opening of Faith: Five World Religions<\/em>.\u00a0 This exhibition, which had long been contemplated by the MOA staff, came to fruition as the result of collaborative work with Dr. Leann Pace and her classes in the WFU Department for the Study of Religions. \u00a0Faith<\/em> is a long-term exhibit and will be on display for the next several years.\u00a0 With this extended exhibition time, the staff looks forward to fostering dialogue among numerous Wake Forest students, K-12 students, and community members by asking them to explore how they and their neighbors answer the question: What do I believe?<\/em><\/p>\n

Faith: Five World Religions <\/em>was curated by Dr. Pace and her students in the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 courses of REL 101: Introduction to Religion.\u00a0 Students in these classes researched religious objects in MOA\u2019s collections, wrote reports and labels for the exhibit, and conducted interviews with WFU students about their religious practices and beliefs.\u00a0 Museum Educator Tina Smith, who worked with the classes and served as the exhibit\u2019s lead curator, said, \u201cWe are so excited have material on exhibit that will prompt visitors to think about the fact that these faiths are all present in our community and are around us everyday.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exhibit introduces the five most widely-practiced religious traditions in Winston-Salem: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.<\/p>\n

\"Hindu<\/p>\n

While various denominations of Christianity are the most widespread in the Piedmont Triad, local adherents to the other religions are connected to large global followings. \u00a0The exhibition discusses the history, variations, and beliefs of each featured faiths, illustrated with artifacts from a variety of cultures.<\/p>\n

Faith<\/em> uses objects from the museum\u2019s collections, photographs, and loans from the local community to explore each religion.\u00a0 Artifact highlights include paintings of Hindu deities from Nepal, Buddhist monk\u2019s robes from Myanmar (Burma), votive offerings from a Brazilian church, and a Muslim embroidered silk prayer rug from Pakistan.\u00a0 One of the showpieces of the exhibit is a Torah on loan from Winston-Salem\u2019s Temple Emanuel.\u00a0 The Torah is made up from at least two different scrolls: a portion from late 18th<\/sup> century North Africa and a portion from mid-19th<\/sup> century Italy.\u00a0 The exhibit also features a Coptic stone icon from Ethiopia, which was recently conserved thanks to supporters of the MOA Conservation Fund<\/a>, allowing it to be displayed.<\/p>\n

The exhibit provides additional insight into each of the five faiths with audio clips from local religious services, interviews with WFU students, and commentary on spirituality.\u00a0\u00a0 In the exhibit, this material is available by scanning QR codes with your smartphone.\u00a0 However, patrons can also listen to the audio clips by visiting the exhibit site<\/a>, allowing even people who are unable to travel to the\u00a0Museum to explore the different religions.<\/p>\n

The MOA staff plans to complement Faith <\/em>through a variety of programs over the course of the exhibit, beginning with a visit from a group of Buddhist monk<\/a>s in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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