Parliament of Worlds Religion 1993 Chicago IL

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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CHICAGO'S MUSEUMS
& CULTURAL CENTERS
A number of Chicago's most prominent cultural institutions will be offering programs, exhibits, and other special Parliamentrelated events. The following is a list of some of the most prominent offerings.
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Wednesday, September 1, 10:30 AM, Price Auditorium Slide Lecture "Gates of Mystery: Treasures of Holy Russia" Associate Director of Museum Education George Schneider will speak about the current exhibition of icons and other religious artifacts from Medieval Russia.
THE FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY "Religions of the World at the Field Museum" A distinctive self-guided tour of the highlights of religious exhibits and objects within the Field Museum. Participants in the Parliament will be admitted to the Museum for free and provided with the tour and map upon request. The Museum has major exhibits on China, Tibet, the Pacific Islands, Ancient Egypt, and the Indians of North and South America. Each such exhibit contains significant segments devoted to religious practices, rituals, ceremonies, etc. For each of the highlighted exhibits, the printed tour will provide additional information and discussion of the event or object on display.
Wednesday, September 1, 11:30 AM-12:00 PM Guided Tour Exhibition, "Gates of Mystery: Art of Holy Russia"
Wednesday, September 1, 1:00 PM3:00 PM Workshops/Gallery Walks "Art in the Service of Religion" Hour-long explorations of objects associated with seven major religions or families of religions. Each workshop will be held twice (at 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM). Each is limited to 15 persons, so those interested should register in advance on sign-up sheets provided at the Participant Services area on the 4th floor of the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. (Further information in Registration packet or at Participant Services.)
THE FIELD MUSEUM & THE RAVINIA FESTIVAL“MYSTICAL ARTS OF TIBET: DREPUNG LOSELING MONKS" Founded in 1416, Drepung Loseling Monastery in Tibet was the largest monastic institution in recorded history. At the end of the last century it housed more than ten thousand monks, training them not only in the philosophical and spiritual traditions, but also in various sacred performing arts. They were particularly renowned for their multiphonic singing-a technique of intoning three notes of a chord simultaneously. Now living in exile in India, a group of ten monks will come to Chicago to celebrate the visit of H.H. the Dalai Lama. In addition to their involvement with the Parliament ceremony, the monks will present the following:
CHICAGO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, NORTH PIER "'Traditions of Tibet: a Program for Children" The Museum, in cooperation with the Tibetan Resettlement Project, presents a special program of traditional Tibetan performance and food, featuring members of Chicago's new Tibetan community, in honor of the Dalai Lama's historic visit to Chicago. (For schedule information, inquire at Participant Services area on the 4th floor of the Palmer House Hilton Hotel.)
"Sengyey Menlha (Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala)" A sand mandala, one of the most unique and visually striking art forms of the Tibetan sacred world, is created by placing millions of grains of colored sand on a wooden base. The process is slow and painstaking, requiring almost a week to complete. A rite of consecration is then performed and, to symbolized the impermanence of all that exists, the grains of sand are swept up and poured into a nearby body of water. Viewing the mandala in progress and the consecration ritual are free with regular paid Museum admission. August 28, 30, 31, and September 1,
10:00 AM–1:00 PM; 2:00 PM–4:00 PM August 29, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM September 2, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM Closing Consecration Ceremony:
Saturday, September 4, 10:00 AM.
CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY "Windows of Faith and Spirit: A Chicago Tour" This guided coach tour to six-eight different religious sites around the Chicago metropolitan area, including the Jain Temple (Bartlett, Illinois), will offer insights into the history and essence of Chicago, as well as the geographical and sociological evolution of these noted places of prayer, worship and meditation. Spokespersons from the various faith communities will speak to tour-goers about the traditions of the sacred places to which their day-long excursion brings them. (For schedule information, inquire at Participant Services area on the 4th floor of the Palmer House Hilton Hotel.)
"Sacred Music/Sacred Dance: Mystical Arts of Tibet" Wearing the rich brocade garments of celestial beings and playing 12-foot-long Himalayan horns, the Drepung Loseling monks have played to full houses world-wide on their previous tours. Their performance draws on sacred temple music and masked dances, as the monks sing multiphonically and play their traditional instruments, including cymbals, bells, drums, Himalayan
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