Sacred Objects: Religion and Ritual Guided Tour

Go beyond the object labels to discover how people made the sacred tangible through objects, rituals, and spaces. This guided experience invites you to ask questions, engage with complex themes, and gain a deeper understanding of the human stories behind the collection.

Your expert guide offers deeper insights into the religious traditions, beliefs, and everyday practices of cultures around the world. Explore the many ways people have expressed faith, spirituality, and devotion through their material culture. From ancient Mesopotamian offerings and Buddhist sculpture to West African royal altars and Indigenous Arctic lamps—this guided tour explores stories of ritual, identity, power, and belief, and how people made and used sacred objects to connect them to ancestors, deities, and one another.