Gary Vikan's guest appearances

Gary Vikan

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Luminous: Conversations On Sacred Arts

Elon Musk

Donald Trump

David Bentley Hart

Christopher Columbus

Hillary Clinton

Freda Payne

Thomas Frank

Malcolm Gladwell

Mike Rowe

George Takei

Celeste Headlee

Lawrence Jackson

Laurie Anderson

Sarah Ruhl

Tom Perez

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Gary Vikan is one of the most renowned figures among art historians as well as in the world of museum curation. His bold, exciting, but also sensitively conceived exhibits of Byzantine art are among his great achievements during his storied tenure at the Walters Museum. He’s also a great friend of our work at the Institute of Sacred Arts.

<p>Gary Vikan is one of the most renowned figures among art historians as well as in the world of museum curation. His bold, exciting, but also sensitively conceived exhibits of Byzantine art are among his great achievements during his storied tenure at the Walters Museum. He’s also a great friend of our work at the Institute of Sacred Arts.</p>

Gary Vikan: The Curation of Sacred Art

Tom's guest is Dr. Gary Vikan.  He was the director of the Walters Art Museum for nearly 20 years before retiring in 2013.  He’s been writing books since then.  His latest is about one of the most famous religious artifacts the world has ever known.  The Shroud of Turin came to prominence during another pandemic, this one in the 14th century.  Claimed for centuries to be the linen death shroud that covered the body of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion, it’s considered a holy relic by millions of believers.  Vikan traces its origins and gives the context for how it came to be so widely revered.  The book is called The Holy Shroud: A Brilliant Hoax in the Time of the Black Death… Gary Vikan and Tom Hall continue their conversation this evening at a virtual book launch.  It starts at 7:00pm.  To register for the free Zoom-based event, click here.

Tom's guest is Dr. Gary Vikan.  He was the director of the Walters Art Museum for nearly 20 years before retiring in 2013.  He’s been writing books since then.  His latest is about one of the most famous religious artifacts the world has ever known.  The Shroud of Turin came to prominence during another pandemic, this one in the 14th century.  Claimed for centuries to be the linen death shroud that covered the body of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion, it’s considered a holy relic by millions of believers.  Vikan traces its origins and gives the context for how it came to be so widely revered.  The book is called The Holy Shroud: A Brilliant Hoax in the Time of the Black Death… <br><br>Gary Vikan and Tom Hall continue their conversation this evening at a virtual book launch.  It starts at 7:00pm.  To register for the free Zoom-based event, click here.

Gary Vikan's "The Holy Shroud" Demystifies Christianity's Controversial Icon