Museum of Christian art opens in Mumbai
(September 26, 2011) As part of the 125th anniversary celebrations of the western Indian Archdiocese of Bombay, the city of Mumbai has now its first museum of Christian art. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, inaugurated the museum on Saturday at the St Pius seminary in Goregaon. Spread across 2,000 square feet on the first floor of the seminary, the museum will initially cater to Catholic students from parishes and church council members only on appointment. The authorities have also set up a museum on wheels, which will be taken to parishes in the city. “It is a great contribution to the cultural heritage of the state,” Cardinal Gracias said. He said that the location in St Pius Seminary was apt since it is the heart of the Archdiocese. “Here, theology is not just learned; it is created and practised,” he added. Father Warner D’souza, head of the Catholic Church Committee on Heritage, said there is no specific entrance fee as yet but any contribution by visitors would be gracefully accepted.
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