The exhibition brings together works by different craftsmen, depicting the nativity in the various representations that the imagination of crib artists expresses and concretizes in each artifact.
Vatican City (06/12/2021 09:05 PM, Gaudium Press) Last Sunday, December 5, the International Exhibition “100 Cribs” opened in the Vatican. With free admission and no tickets required, the exhibit will be open to the public from 10 am to 8 pm until January 9, 2022.
This exhibition, located under the Bernini’s Colonnade in St. Peter’s Square, brings together works by various artisans depicting different representations of the nativity.
Inauguration by Monsignor Rino Fisichella
The inauguration was attended by the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, together with some members of the dicastery, the Taiwanese Ambassador to the Holy See, Matthew Shieh-Ming Lee, and some embassy officials.
In total, 126 cribs were displayed, coming from different European nations such as Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and Croatia. There were also cribs from other parts of the world such as Kazakhstan, Peru, Indonesia, Uruguay, Colombia and the United States. Many of these countries are represented by their respective embassies to the Holy See.
Nativity scenes made of different materials
According to a note released by the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, the cribs that are part of this exposition synthesize the inspiration and imagination of the craftsmen that make them.
Also part of the exhibit is original cribs from private organizations, such as the crib made with the front of a bus, or the crib made with one hundred kilos of chocolate. In addition, there are also cribs from the parishes of Rome and from 30 schools in the Lazio region that voluntarily joined the initiative, creating cribs made by the children. (EPC)
Compiled by Agnes Joseph
