Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe April 16, 2011

'Treasures of Heaven' explores how medieval artists expressed the sacred power of fragmented remains and considers the role that relics played in the development of the visual arts. The exhibition will provide museum visitors with an unparalleled opportunity to see more than 100 extraordinary works of late antique, Byzantine, and Western medieval art, including precious metalwork objects, paintings, sculptures, and illuminated manuscripts, drawn from public and private collections as well as church treasuries across the United States and Europe. Several of these spectacular works have never been seen outside their home countries.