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OP27a


The Exhibition of Religion: Musealising the Intangible Through Materiality and Technology 
Convenors:
Marinella Ceravolo (Sapienza University)
Alessandro Saggioro (Sapienza University)
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Chair:
Verena Meyer (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society)
Format:
Panel
Location:
Iota room
Sessions:
Wednesday 6 September, -
Time zone: Europe/Vilnius

Short Abstract:

This panel focuses on the relationship between religions and their tangible media within museums and emphasises the use of new technologies in exhibition halls. The aim is to reflect upon issues related to the re-semantisation of the materiality of religions of past and present cultures

Long Abstract:

In recent decades, in a so-called material turn, the importance of religious media, such as objects, places and bodies, is being reevaluated. In parallel, the study of religious materiality has come into contact with the processes of musealisation, which mostly emphasise an art-historical view of artifacts. As a result, museal exhibitions have often involved the "de-sacralisation" of objects, followed by their new "re-symbolisation". It can therefore be asserted that: "whilst we have developed highly sophisticated theories and techniques, in respect of the object's physical conservation, we can say that we have still not managed to conserve its significance (and its meaning) and we still do not restore the intangible" (Minucciani 2003). For these reasons, the main topic of this panel is the relationship between religions and their tangible media within museums, aimed at reflecting on issues related to the re-semantisation of the materiality of religions from both past and present cultures. Special emphasis will also be placed on the employment of new technologies in exhibition halls, asking questions about how scientific innovations can be used to convey the original religious natures of specific artifacts.

In particular, abstracts may cover the following topics:

- Types and classifications of tangible religious media exhibited in museums.

- Transformations of the meanings and agencies of religious materiality in museum settings.

- The relationship between virtual museums and concrete religious artifacts.

- The role of museums in creating peace interactions and religious dialogues.

- The intercourse between post-colonial studies and reconciliations in world museums.

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Wednesday 6 September, 2023, -