Through Dec. 31, "Catholics in New York, 1808-1946," an exhibition of 400 secular and religious items.
Through Dec. 31, "Catholics in New York, 1808 to 1946," an exhibition of 400 secular and religious items.
What distinguishes Newark's Tibetan collection from all others, including that of the new, glitzy Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan, is that it combines secular and religious items.
Wellcome collected anything even vaguely related to medicine and some feted items are merely dubious secular relics: Napoleon's toothbrush, Nelson's razor, Florence Nightingale's moccasins and a lock of George III's hair.
In one striking example last month, Jon Stewart, a television comedian popular among secular Jews under 50, ran a blistering item denouncing Israeli violence in Gaza.
Reprints Related items Indonesia after the Bali bombers: Secular trendsNov 13th 2008.
Larger scale, stylish supermarkets stocked with specialty food items are a trend in affluent secular and kosher communities, said Menachem Lubinsky, the president of Lubicom, a marketing consulting firm specializing in the kosher food industry.
It has been suggested that the constant terms in items 1 and 3 (above) may show some secular variation.
The next few galleries take a secular turn, with an array of silks, coins, and other trade-related items.
But the virtual item has been removed and replaced with the more secular and nondescript "Wedding Hall".
