Partnerships

We are delighted to present a series of films entitled ‘Unlocking Christian Art: Jesus Christ’.

These short films are the result of a partnership with the National Museums in Berlin. They tell the story of Jesus with the help of treasures from two of Germany’s greatest art museums: the Bode-Museum and the Gemäldegalerie.

Viewers will learn how to understand and enjoy some of Europe’s greatest works of Christian art, both sculpture and painting, as well as the texts that inspired them. Through deeper understanding these films encourage fresh interpretations and new insights.

Presented by VCS Director Professor Ben Quash and Deputy Director Dr Jennifer Sliwka.

We present the second set of films in a series entitled ‘Unlocking Christian Art’.

This set focuses on the mother of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary.

Produced in partnership with the Berlin State Museums, these short films tell the story of the Virgin Mary with the help of the treasures of the Bode-Museum and the Gemäldegalerie, both sculpture and painting.

These films are designed to equip users to understand, read, and enjoy some of Europe’s greatest works of Christian art, as well as the texts that inspired them, and to encourage fresh interpretation and insight in today’s audiences.

The films are presented by VCS Director Professor Ben Quash and Deputy Director Dr Jennifer Sliwka.

This film celebrates the quincentenary of Raphael’s death and the unveiling of the Victoria and Albert Museums's beautifully refurbished home for some of his most celebrated works: the ‘cartoons’ of The Acts of the Apostles. Presented by Dr Ana Debenedetti (Curator of Paintings, Victoria and Albert Museum), Professor Alec Ryrie (Professor of the History of Christianity, Durham University), and Professor Ben Quash (VCS Director and Professor of Christianity and the Arts, King’s College London).