[Ansteorra-announce] Saint Peter and the Vatican exhibit in Houston

[Hillary Greenslade]

If you are in the Houston area for an event, you may want to stop by and see
a new museum exhibit 'Saint Peter and the Vatican', just opened up in
Houston, and will remain till July 27th.  The tickets are $17.50 for adults,
so I highly suggest pre-reserving your time (check ticket office).
Many items are from the SCA time period by artisans familiar to us.

For a quick look, check the website at: http://vatican.hmns.org/

And a few snips from the site:
Experience the history and beauty of the Vatican through a
once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of its precious collections of art, artifacts,
relics, historic documents and reassures, including many objects never
before on view to the public. Works by Michelangelo, Bernini, Gallo, Cellini
and others, and objects dating back to the third century. <snip>

Objects include one of the most ancient representations of the face of Jesus
Christ, drawings by Michelangelo, the famous pastoral staff of Pope John
Paul II, the Papal Tiara of Pope Pius IX, the codex of St. Peter’s Square
and Basilica, reliquaries, a 4th Century sarcophagus, 5th Century fresco of
St. Peter, a 799 A.D. mosaic of an apostle, and other works by many of the
world’s most acclaimed artists throughout the centuries. Liturgical objects,
frescoes, jewelry, vestments, maps and historic documents, sculptures and
paintings – more than 300 works – offer an amazing look into the Papacy and
the Vatican.



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