The first season of the Visual Museum podcast series is officially wrapping up as Kelly Dippolito and Christine Calareso Bleecker share their favorite moments from this season while also discussing the impact the episodes already have. The goal of this podcast has always been to help listeners orient themselves in time, space, and location from first-century art to pieces from the 14th and 15th centuries. This series introduced listeners to women not specifically named in the Bible and shed light on the stories of women they may have heard but haven't heard in full.

The podcast also explored theological concepts and the relationship between art and faith as various scholars introduced listeners to how to understand the context of these art pieces better and cultivate an eye for interpreting art well. Christine and Kelly also share some exciting news about what’s to come in Season 2 of this podcast series and future opportunities for the Visual Museum! 

Key Takeaways: 

• The podcast series aimed to orient listeners in time, space, and location from the first century to the 14th and 15th centuries.
• It introduced listeners to women not specifically named in the Bible and shed light on the stories of women they may have heard but haven't heard in full.
• The podcast explored theological concepts and the relationship between art and faith.
• The Visual Museum website provides downloadable images that can be used in various media to incorporate women's narratives into the church's conversation today. 

Visual Museum of Women in Christianity

This collaborative project aims to create a curated, permanent visual exhibit of women in the history, ministry, and piety of early, Byzantine, and medieval Christianity that will be available online for researchers, educators, and interested laypersons.

This multi-year project aims to make the visual record of women in ministry and leadership available free of charge and without permission requirements. It will also include short teaching elements to guide the audience through the constitutive and pivotal role of women throughout Christian history.

Together with the visual story, the accompanying narrative will allow patrons to learn about women throughout history and across the globe and their unique contributions to the life and faith of the church...

A history that remains mostly untold.

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Episode Sponsor:

The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a newly formed 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram @leadershipwithoutapology. Learn more about The Center for Women in Leadership at: https://www.leadershipwithoutapology.org/.