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Volunteers at the Terra Sancta Museum: great joy but also great courage!
When you go into the corridors of the Custody of the Holy Land, the territory of the Franciscans, you are immediately plunged into the heart of Jerusalem: a real maze milling with life! The ...
When the saints, holy men and women, invite themselves to the museum
The liturgical year offers Christians the opportunity to relive the entire history of salvation and the life of Christ, over a year. A calendar of saints’ days also marks the feast dates of ...
From Syria to Jerusalem: The Roman Provinces in mosaic at the Terra Sancta Museum
At the Terra Sancta Museum – SBF Archaeological Museum it will be possible to admire three mosaics depicting the Roman Provinces of Africa, Mauretania and Germany, from the city of Zeugma ...
The Medici and Jerusalem
What link did the Medici family have with the Holy Land? And what prestigious gift did they give to the Holy Sepulcher? Franz Joseph Klos continues to explore the links between Tuscany and the Holy ...
Ossuaries, archaeological witnesses of the first Christian community
What are ossuaries and what can we learn from them about the history of the first Christian community and their funerary practices? Margherita Capuani, a young archaeologist and volunteer at the ...
A first icon from the Terra Sancta Museum restored by the Institut National du Patrimoine
Oriental Christian art will occupy a decisive place in the future Terra Sancta Museum – Art and History, with a dedicated section of 90 square metres. In particular, a selection of icons from the ...
2024 exhibition : the Terra Sancta Museum unites Compostela and Jerusalem
It was at the Cidade da Cultura, the high spot of Galician culture, that “Tesouros reais. Obras mestras do Terra Sancta Museum” was inaugurated on 21st March. The exhibition, to which entry is ...
2023 Annual Report Terra Sancta Museum - Art & History
Terra Sancta Museum Art - Histoire is pleased to announce the release of its 2023 Annual Report.
The questions raised by the study of the medieval pieces of the Terra Sancta Museum
The production of the catalogues of the collections of gold and silver work continues. A part of this initiative is consecrated to the “Medieval treasure of Bethlehem.” The Scientific Committee ...
Multimedia: In 4 minutes, from Venice to Jerusalem in the 15th Century!
Capturing the human and spiritual odyssey of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the 15th century in just 4 minutes is the challenge undertaken by the Terra Sancta Museum, intent on linking the pilgrims of ...
When the Terra Sancta Museum brings together pilgrims of yesterday and of today
One of the great achievements of 2023 will have been the production of multimedia content which will allow visitors to plunge into the human epic of the journey from Venice to Jerusalem in the bygone past.
The architecture firm Perrot & Richard joins the Terra Sancta Museum project
The Terra Sancta Museum entered the major construction phase last summer after a period of studying and dismantling its future spaces. On this occasion, the architecture firm of Perrot & Richard, ...
