The exhibition centres around a life-size replica of the Turin Shroud, argued by some to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus (as), used after the crucifixion.Building on the success of the 2015, 2016 2017 exhibitions, The Review of Religions is pleased to host once again a life-sized replica of the Turin Shroud and the Tomb of Jesus at this year’s annual convention in Alton, Hampshire.
A new addition this year is the replica of The Sudarium of Oviedo; which is believed to be the cloth placed on the face of Jesus (as) following his crucifixion. |
The Turin Shroud Exhibition has become an international forum for academics and experts on The Shroud of Turin. This year for the first time there will be The Review of Religions International Shroud Conference. Visitors will be able to meet one of the team members that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978.Talks by guest speakers include;
Bruno Barberis: President of the Scientific Committee of the International Centre of Sindonology of Turin - Turin, Italy. Barrie Schwortz: Official Documenting Photographer of the Shroud of Turin Research Project 1978 - Colorado, USA . Mark Guscin: Leading Sudarium of Oviedo Researcher & Expert - La Coruna, Spain David Rolfe: BAFTA award winner for the documentary on the Shroud of Turin & the Editor of the British Society for the Turin Shroud Newsletter - United Kingdom. At this year's exhibition The Review of Religions is pleased to announce its key guest, Bruno Barberis from Turin, Italy, who is President of the Scientific Committee of the International Centre of Sindonology of Turin. Also, The Review of Religions welcomes back Barrie Schwortz, who is widely acclaimed as one of the leading experts on the Shroud. Among the guests will also be Mark Guscin from Lacoruna, Spain. He is the leading researcher and expert into the Sudarium of Oviedo which is said to be the cloth placed on the face of Jesus (as) following his crucifixion. The BAFTA Award winning British film-maker David Rolfe also attended the event previously and will again be attending this year. Describing the event he used clips from the Jalsa Salana in his film “A Grave Injustice” narrating that this exhibition is “the biggest event the Shroud has seen outside of Turin for centuries.” Entrance to the conference is by registration only & seats are limited so please register your interest here. |