Unveiling Vatican Sacred Art In The USA
A Lutheran financial services company brings Vatican museums’ artworks to Minneapolis, USA for an exhibition “Art that Unites: A Dialogue between Centuries”.
Art That Unites: A Dialogue between the Centuries from the Vatican Museums and Thrivent Art Collection is the title of the exhibition born from the collaboration between Thrivent, a US financial services company, and the Vatican Museums. The exhibited artworks from the Vatican Museums have never before been exhibited in the United States.
“The dialogue between works from both collections is a very enriching opportunity that confirms the importance of being open for exchange with other institutions and to create a fruitful dialogue between our own and other collections,” said Barbara Jatta, Director of the Vatican Museums.
Art That Unites features 27 artworks from the Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art together with 29 objects from the Thrivent Art Collection. This special exhibition is a rare opportunity to admire 20th century works on paper from the Vatican alongside masterpieces from the past that were their sources of inspiration.
The Vatican’s collection includes drawings and prints from Joan Miró, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Edvard Munch, among others. Pieces on display from Thrivent’s collection include art by Pablo Picasso, Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn and Elizabeth Catlett. Shown together, these objects weave a narrative spanning the evolution of art and theology, inviting visitors to explore the intersections of faith, art, and the human experience.
Thrivent is an American Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Appleton, Wisconsin, USA and founded by Lutherans.
This exhibition is open till June 25, 2024 at the Thrivent Art Gallery // 600 Portland Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN, USA
