Sep 15th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
The Hunterian Art Gallery, part of the Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, has just reopened after a nine-month remodel that expanded its exhibition space.
Its opening show is "Rembrandt and the Passion," which showcases one of the Hunterian's most famous works of art, Rembrandt's "Entombment Sketch," alongside the final painting of the "Entombment" (shown here courtesy ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Remodeled Hunterian Art Gallery In Glasgow Reopens With Rembrandt Exhibition
Sep 15th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
The Hunterian Art Gallery, part of the Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, has just reopened after a nine-month remodel that expanded its exhibition space.
Its opening show is "Rembrandt and the Passion," which showcases one of the Hunterian's most famous works of art, Rembrandt's "Entombment Sketch," alongside the final painting of the "Entombment" (shown here courtesy ...Shroud Of Turin One Of 40 Fakes, Historian Says
Jun 13th, 2012 at 12:00PM: The Shroud of Turin has been causing controversy for centuries now. The linen cloth, measuring 14 feet by 4 feet, has what appear to be bloodstains on it. Also, the image of a wounded man can be seen, an image that becomes clearer when looked at as a photographic negative.
Now historian Antonio Lombatti of the Università Popolare in Parma, Italy, says the Shroud of Turin is a fake, and ...Photo Of The Day: Copan Carpet In Honduras
Apr 8th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
This Sunday marks the Easter Holiday in much of the world, and worshippers everywhere are marking the day with uniquely local traditions. As evidence check out this photo taken by Flickr user Aldaberto.H.Vega in Honduras. As part of Semana Santa locals lay out brilliant "carpets" on the streets composed of colorful sawdust and flowers documenting the Stations of the Cross. The Gadling team ...Crucifixion nails found in Israel? Probably not.
Apr 16th, 2011 at 11:30AM: There's been a shocking archaeological discovery in Israel. Nails from the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ have been found!
Well, no, probably not.
The claim comes from Israeli Canadian documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, the Washington Post reports. Jacobovici has done several documentaries on Christian subjects and came across an archaeological report from 1990 mentioning the discovery of ...It's still Christmas in Spain!
Jan 6th, 2011 at 10:30AM: Well, Epiphany actually, but in Spain this is when we give presents. Christmas in Spain is a time for big meals and family fun, as well as church services for those who are so inclined. Santa passes Spain by to deal with the Anglo and Germanic countries, and Japan from what I hear. Spanish children wait for Los Reyes, the Three Kings, who come on their camels bearing gifts for good little boys and ...Ethiopian Jesus
Dec 25th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
It's Christmas, when the Christian world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The Muslim world celebrates too because in Islam Jesus is considered a prophet.
Christianity has spread all over the world. One of the best things about travel is the different world views it exposes you to, and one of these insights is that religious artists have created Jesus in their own image. Europe has a ...Saints' relics in Rome
Sep 23rd, 2010 at 11:30AM:
Everywhere you go in Rome, there are body parts on display.
The churches are full of them, and people travel hundreds or even thousands of miles to see them. They're the mortal remains of saints and apostles and are venerated as holy relics.
Relics were big business in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Every church wanted some because it meant pilgrims would come visit, and pilgrims meant ...10 Tips for visiting Bethlehem this Christmas
Dec 18th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Those of us who travel to Bethlehem soon discover the huge gap between our happy Sunday School expectations and the heavy realities of visiting the West Bank in person. It's not such an easy place to get to, though world interest makes Bethlehem far more accessible than say, Ramallah or Jericho.
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/12/18/10-tips-for-visiting-bethlehem-this-christmas/'; ...24 Hours in Rio de Janeiro: Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer
Oct 6th, 2009 at 3:00PM: One can't visit the country of Brazil without going to see the enormous statue of Jesus on top of Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro. It's like going to Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower or to Giza without seeing the Pyramids. Perched at the top of one of the tallest peaks in Rio, Christ the Redeemer spreads his massive arms and welcomes the sinful populus into his bosom. It's an awe inspiring ...Giveaway: Win a copy of David Farley's An Irreverent Curiosity
Jul 13th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Last week, Gadling interviewed travel writer David Farley. Now, we're excited to give away a copy of his hilarious, quirky and fantastic new book, An Irreverent Curiosity. Chronicling his tales in the tiny Italian village of Calcata in search of the lost foreskin of Jesus, An Irreverent Curiosity is a great read. Back in 2006, David Farley uprooted his life in New York and moved to Italy with his ...Talking Travel: David Farley, Author of An Irreverent Curiosity
Jul 13th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Striking a balance between being informative and being entertaining is one of the most difficult aspects of non-fiction writing. And when it comes to travel writing, it becomes even more challenging. The author needs to educate readers about people and places while also keeping them engaged in his own personal story. Thankfully, travel writer David Farley has done just that and managed to go the ...The Jesus Trail
Jun 30th, 2008 at 5:00PM: Here is a bit of low impact tourism that can provide you with some exercise, a history lesson--and a walk similar to one that Jesus might have made.
Instead of hopping on a bus to be taken to certain holy sites to see places where Jesus did his ministry, there is a walking option.
This go-at-you-own-pace trip is along a 40-mile path that brings you to sites like: Nazareth where Jesus grew up as a ...Mary and Joseph won't have to sleep in the stable this Christmas
Dec 15th, 2007 at 10:27AM: Here's an interesting story from our friends over at Intelligent Traveler: This Christmas, hotel chain Travelodge is offering free rooms to UK couples named Mary and Joseph at any of their 322 United Kingdon properties. According to their website, this charitable offer is an attempt to make up for not having any rooms available on that fateful night over 2000 years ago when Jesus was born in a ...Jesus' Bones Tour
Feb 28th, 2007 at 11:24AM: If you missed the press conference at the New York Public Library, where filmmaker James Cameron announced his new Discovery Channel movie, you might want to read up and do a little digging yourself.
If you hadn't heard the hype, Cameron's movie The Lost Tomb of Jesus, airs this Sunday. In it, he apparently argues that a couple of caskets, ossuaries actually, once contained the bones of Jesus and ...Don't Drink the Water
Oct 21st, 2006 at 12:00PM: The famous River Jordan, described as a raging or "violent" river in the Bible, is now just a sad trickle of raw sewage and agricultural runoff. Even on the site where John the Baptist performed the ritual on Jesus, Kasr Al-Yahud (near Jericho), the river is now "an opaque, brown, sluggish" mess.
Apparently, Israeli water diversions, started in the 1960s, have been a large reason for the ninety ...
