Everyday Miracles: Medical Imagery in Ex-Votos
FULLY BOOKED
Healing and faith have always played a role in the lives of the faithful. They are interwoven in the fabric of social history. How we regard illness and healing, and how we cope with them have captured our imagination throughout the ages.
The expression of our relationship with illness is wonderfully illustrated in the ex-voto, a devotional painting that gives thanks to a saint or deity for a miraculous healing or blessing. The faithful have always used prayer to invoke the aid of saints as a means to heal the sick and end one's suffering. These devotional paintings are an individual's expression of thanks for the intercession of the divine in a crisis, a snapshot in time of illness and healing. They offer a rare opportunity to view health, healing and illness through the hearts and minds of the ordinary person.
Exhibition Specifications – Poster
| Category | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Contents: | Two 94 in. x 46 in. laminated posters |
| Size: | 20 linear feet of wall space |
| Packing: | Exhibition is packed in one plastic wheeled graphics tube, 50 in. H x 12 in. W |
| Shipping: | Incoming - cost estimate $200-$500 |
| Booking Period: |
Variable |
Exhibition Tour Itinerary
| Dates | Location |
|---|---|
| 09/15/09 – 11/15/09 | West Virginia University Health Sciences Center Charleston, WV |
| 11/23/09 – 01/08/10 | Our Lady of the Lake College Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/18/10 – 03/31/10 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD |
| 04/04/10 – 05/31/10 | Loyola Stritch School of Medicine Health Sciences Library Maywood, IL |
| 06/14/10 – 08/07/10 | ____________ |
| 08/30/10 – 11/06/10 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC |
| 11/22/10 – 01/03/11 | Arizona Health Sciences Library Tucson, AZ |
| 01/17/11 – 02/25/11 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA |
| 03/14/11 – 04/23/11 | University of Alabama Birmingham, AL |
| 05/02/11 – 06/11/11 | Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN |
| 06/20/11 – 07/30/11 | Howard University - Louis Stokes Library Washington, DC |
| 08/08/11 – 09/17/11 | University of Central Florida College of Medicine Orlando, FL |
| 09/26/11 – 11/05/11 | Mesa State College Grand Junction, CO |
| 11/21/11 – 01/03/12 | University of South Florida Shimburg Health Sciences Library Tampa, FL |
| 01/16/12 – 02/25/12 | West Virginia University Health Sciences Library Morgantown, WV |
| 03/12/12 – 04/21/12 | Florida Hospital DeLand DeLand, FL |
| 05/07/12 – 06/16/12 | Mario Ramirez Medical Library Harlingen, TX |
| 07/02/12 – 08/11/12 | Deaconess Hospital Oklahoma City, OK |
| 08/27/12 – 10/06/12 | Casper College Casper, WY |
| 10/22/12 – 12/01/12 | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg, VA |
Contact Us
To book this exhibition , please contact us at: nlmtravelingexhibits@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Resources
Exhibition Brochure (pdf)
Exhibition Shipping Instructions (pdf)
Everyday Miracles: Medical Imagery in Ex-Votos Exhibition Web Site
