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Devotion and Display: Curating Religion in an Age of Diversity![]()
Devotion and Display: Curating Religion in an Age of Diversity
100 Queen's Park, Royal Ontario Museum Time: Jan 30th, 6:00 pm End: Jan 30th, 8:00 pm Interest Categories: Visual Studies (UTM), South Asian, Religion, Study of (FAS), Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (FAS), Information, Faculty of, Historical Studies (UTM), Diaspora/Transnational, Critical Theory, Arts, Culture and Media (UTSC), Art (FAS), Architecture, Landscape, Design, Archaeology, 2000- Event 1 (of 2) Forum at Royal Ontario Museum with 4 guests who design museum spaces The Religion and the Public Sphere (RPS) Project is pleased to present two events on the theme of Devotion and Display Event One is a Forum featuring four guest speakers. THURSDAY, January 30, 2014. 6:00-8:00 p.m. • Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto
With a specific focus on the representation and diversity of South Asian religions in museum contexts, our guests will speak from their experience as curators and designers of museum spaces. Reflecting on their decisions about how to convey the complexities of religious communities, rituals, and interactions through material objects, the speakers will also consider the challenges and possibilities of curating for diverse audiences that include youth and elders, religious and non-religious, and lay and expert participants. The Forum will be moderated by Ajay Rao, Associate Professor of South Asian Religions at the University of Toronto, and author of Re-figuring the Ramayana as Theology: A History of Reception in Premodern India (Routledge, forthcoming). For further information, please contact: Siri Hansen |