Faith and Belief


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Hajj: journeys to the heart of Islam at the British Museum

Hajj is the only one of the five pillars of Islam that is closed to non-Muslims, but a major new exhibition at the British Museum - the first dedicated just to the Hajj - gives an insight into the journey and the experience.

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Hajj: The British Museum journeys to the heart of Islam

The world's first exhibition on Hajj - the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca - has opened at the British Museum with a wealth of rare artefacts and treasures.

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Jewish Museum targets global audience with Jewish Britain: A History in 50 Objects

As part of a Europe-wide project to highlight Jewish heritage, London's Jewish Museum has launched a new website where you can admire some of its finest exhibits.

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Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté makes vast Window Commission at Rivington Place

The former Artes Mundi Prize nominee makes a seven-metre cotton fabric in the annual commission, symbolising his feelings on politics and religion in Africa.

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The story of playwright and controversial priest Bernard Walke at St Hilary Heritage Centre

Ralph Gifford talks to Lesley Michell of St Hilary Heritage Centre about the life and work of Bernard Walke, the priest and playwright whose church nativity plays were broadcast by the BBC in the......

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Frogs, cows, fairies and dried potatoes make Wellcome's Miracles and Charms lucky

Choosing from thousands of items found by arch folklorist Edward Lovett more than a century ago, the Welcome Collection's new show aims to explore faith, mortality and healing.

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Plagues and crucifixion: David Mach's religious art at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh

David Mach's largest solo show to date celebrates 400 years of the King James Bible in a series of collages and sculptures depicting biblical scenes with a modern interpretation.

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Ten Documents of Cornwall: A history of a County at Cornwall Record Office

As part of its Heritage Open Days weekend Cornwall Record Office compiled a list of documents and themes that represent an overview of Cornish life and history.

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Curator's Choice: Claire Breay on the oldest intact book in Europe found in a Saint's coffin

Find out about the 1,300-year-old Latin holy tome which is at the centre of a £9 million campaign by the British Library to save it for the nation.

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British Library launches £9 million bid to save the 7th century Gospel of St John

The British Library has joined forces with Durham Cathedral and the city's university in a bid to return the earliest surviving intact European book to the region by raising £9 million in eight......

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Dürer’s Fame exhibition examines the legacy of Albrecht Dürer

The National Gallery of Scotland celebrates Germany's greatest artist with more than 30 of Dürer's works, as well as those he influenced during the past five centuries.

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Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion at the British Museum

The British Museum is exploring the spiritual and artistic significance of medieval Christian relics with a glittering exhibition of reliquaries that delves into the medieval mindset.

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Curator's Choice: Signatures left by Wesleyan Chapel builders at Constantine Heritage Centre

Tracey Clowes of Constantine Heritage Centre recalls the discovery made when the former Methodist Chapel was being revamped.

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Curator's Choice: Nick Booth discusses a print about George Abbot, the unwanted Archbishop

Nick Booth, of Guildford Museum, explains his interest in a print of the Legend of Archbishop George Abbot’s Birth.

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Boris Johnson unveils an ambitious festival of Arabic Culture in London for summer 2011

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson today managed to evoke the spirit of the Battle of Trafalgar as he launched Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture taking place across the capital this......

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