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	==Christian art, elsewhere==		==Christian art, elsewhere==

	In [[Goa]], the [[Goa State Museum]] also houses a Christian Art Gallery. In August 2011, [[Mumbai]] also announced plans to open its museum of [[Christian art]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216064408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-16/mumbai/29891827_1_church-artefacts-museum-christianity Mumbai to get first museum of Christian art soon - Times Of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>		In [[Goa]], the [[Goa State Museum]] also houses a Christian Art Gallery. In August 2011, [[Mumbai]] also announced plans to open its museum of [[Christian art]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216064408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-16/mumbai/29891827_1_church-artefacts-museum-christianity Mumbai to get first museum of Christian art soon – Times Of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

	==Art heist==		==Art heist==

	In January 2012, a major art heist was reported<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216071459/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/goa/30666486_1_security-guard-museum-burgled Christian art museum burgled, guard killed - Times Of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> at the museum. There was no detailed listing of the items that were stolen, in a case which saw a security guard being killed. Two items of precious metal were stolen from the collection. The justice is still awaited in court proceedings.		In January 2012, a major art heist was reported<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216071459/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/goa/30666486_1_security-guard-museum-burgled Christian art museum burgled, guard killed - Times Of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> at the museum. There was no detailed listing of the items that were stolen, in a case which saw a security guard being killed. Two items of precious metal were stolen from the collection. The justice is still awaited in court proceedings.

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	== References ==		== References ==

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[[File:Poster-museumofchristianart.jpg|thumb|Poster from the Museum of Christian Art, Goa.]]The '''Museum of Christian Art''', in the former colonial capital of [[Old Goa]], is a museum of [[Christian art]]. It is currently closed for a renovation and refurbishment project.

The Museum which was initially set up to display these unique works of art, evolved over the years into a space focused on creating awareness on conservation and restoration of art and architecture through various activities and collaborations. Noteworthy among these are the restoration of the 17th. Century, State protected monument, The Church of Santa Monica and conservation of the Museum’s collection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.museumofchristianart.com/|title=The Museum of Christian Art {{!}} Goa|website=www.museumofchristianart.com|access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref>

==About==

The [[museum]] is located in the [[Convent of Santa Monica]] in [[Old Goa]], [[Goa]]. For several years, it has been closed for renovation and refurbishment; from 2017 to 2020, it was “upgraded” but the reopening was postponed.<ref>[https://museumofchristianart.com/about-us Natasha Fernandes, on the museum website] </ref>

It is a project of the [[Archdiocese of Goa]] and was set up with technical and financial assistance from the [[Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation]], [[Portugal]] and the [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] ([[INTACH]]), [[New Delhi]]. Earlier, it was located at the [[Seminary of Rachol]], [[Salcete]], [[Goa]]. The Museum houses an exquisite and unique collection of Christian art objects in ivory, gold and silver, wood and textiles spanning from the 16th Century to mid-20th Century. Recognized the World over as a perfect symbiosis of two cultural manifestations, Indian and European, these art objects, now referred to as Indo Portuguese art, are known, besides their antiquity, for their distinct Indian contribution. The Museum is marked as a MUST SEE in most International travel guides and has received, over the years, many visitors, research scholars and dignitaries not only from India but also from all over the World. Further, as evidence of its recognition, art objects from the Museum’s collection have featured in International art exhibitions in India, Japan, Europe and Australia. A prized item of the Museum, the Pelican Monstrance and Tabernacle, had pride of place in exhibitions in Mumbai and Delhi –INDIA & THE WORLD - A history in nine stories created in partnership between CSMVS Mumbai, The British Museum, London and the National Museum, New Delhi.

==Exhibits==

Its exhibits are divided into the following categories:
* [[Sculptures]]
* [[Furniture]]
* [[Ivory]]
* [[Paintings]]
* [[Textiles]]
* [[Precious Metals]]
* [[Metals]]
* Miscellaneous

==Statuary, paintings, sculptures==

The ''[[Lonely Planet]]'' says: "Within the [[Convent of St. Monica]], the excellent Museum of Christian Art contains statuary, paintings and sculptures transferred here from the [[Rachol Seminary]]. Many of the works of [[Goan]] [[Christian art]] during the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] era were produced by local [[Hindu]] artists."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/goa/old-goa/sights/museum/museum-christian-art |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130092135/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/goa/old-goa/sights/museum/museum-christian-art |archive-date=2012-01-30 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Religious silverware==

''[[Fodors]]'', another [[travel guide]], notes<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fodors.com/world/asia/india/goa/review-445833.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207105925/http://www.fodors.com/world/asia/india/goa/review-445833.html |archive-date=2013-12-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> that the museum is located inside the [[Convent of St. Monica]], and "has a number of objects of [[Christianity|Christian]] interest, including paintings and religious silverware, some dating back to the 16th century." It also notes that this convent was the first nunnery of its kind in the [[East]] and continued until the late 19th century.

==Christian art, elsewhere==

In [[Goa]], the [[Goa State Museum]] also houses a Christian Art Gallery. In August 2011, [[Mumbai]] also announced plans to open its museum of [[Christian art]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216064408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-16/mumbai/29891827_1_church-artefacts-museum-christianity Mumbai to get first museum of Christian art soon - Times Of India]</ref>

==Art heist==

In January 2012, a major art heist was reported<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216071459/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/goa/30666486_1_security-guard-museum-burgled Christian art museum burgled, guard killed - Times Of India]</ref> at the museum. There was no detailed listing of the items that were stolen, in a case which saw a security guard being killed. Two items of precious metal were stolen from the collection. The justice is still awaited in court proceedings.

==Gallery==

== References ==

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==External links==
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*[http://www.museumofchristianart.com/ Official website.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121226043536/http://christianartmuseum.goa-india.org/ Another website for MoCA. Takes time to load.]

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