Unlocking Christian Art – Jesus Christ. Introduction – VIDEO
The innovative ways of exploring the rich collections of Christian art in Berlin by combining the perspectives of art history and theology.
The Bode-Museum (Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst) and the Gemäldegalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin have recently formed an interdisciplinary partnership with the Visual Commentary on Scripture at King’s College London. Together, these institutions have devised innovative ways of exploring the rich collections of Christian art in Berlin by combining the perspectives of art history and theology and by opening conversations with Islamic and Jewish traditions of thought.
The first products of this ongoing partnership are presented in the form of short films: a series entitled ‘Unlocking Christian Art’ and another focused on ‘Interfaith Discussions’ which together take on the challenge of creating accessible and engaging interpretation of these collections for 21st century audiences.
The first series, Unlocking Christian Art, is comprised of two self-guided tours through the permanent collections of the Bode-Museum and the Gemäldegalerie which follow the lives of the two main protagonists of the Christian faith: Jesus Christ and his mother Mary.
