Wabash, Indiana
The project consists of 3 distinct elements, a Museum, a Research Library, and a Shrine.
http://www.museumoftheholyshroud.net/index.htm
Phone:
260-274-0038
Email: shroudie@att.net
Museum of the Holy Shroud
378 North State Rd. 15
Wabash, Indiana 46992
A non denominational display of historical artifacts depicting the Shroud of Turin through literature, art, and theology. The Shroud of Turin remains one of the most curious of all religious artifacts. It features the faint image of a man many believe to be the body of the crucified Jesus Christ. It is the Gospel accounts of the Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ — illustrated through the Image of the Shroud. The Shroud is the single-most studied artifact in the history of humanity.
A vast collection of devotional art depicting the Shroud during its rare public exhibitions. The display will present statues, oil paintings, engravings, embroideries, photos, medallions, medals, coins and stamps, etc. The range of this collection is from the earliest known engraving of the Shroud, dated 1578, through the ages to the present. This collection is one of the three largest in the world, and compares to the official museum in Turin Italy and the traveling collection of the last king of Italy in Switzerland.
The Library collection consists of
more than 1000 titles of books, periodicals, journals, documents,
etc. The range from the earliest known book on the Shroud, dated
1581, through the ages to the present.
The Museum will house relics of the
Shroud, among the most rare in the Catholic tradition. They will be
exhibited in a prayer and meditation chapel with relics of Catholic
Saints who had great devotion to the Shroud.
This project is located in a
unique compound of two buildings on seven acres of manicured lawns
and treed land. The main building was once the movie studio of Mark
Honeywell. It has been repurposed several times; following its life
as a studio, it became a country club on the Honeywell golf course.
Most recently it was an up-scale restaurant. It is an ideal setting
for the Museum. It is best described as
a Norman Tudor style of architecture. The four story structure is
built of stucco and Indiana limestone. The interior features a
grand room with vaulted oak beamed ceiling, and leaded glass
windows. A perfect location for the main gallery.
The second gallery space is a curved
windowed space over-looking a vast lawn with many trees and a
bridged canal. There are several other smaller gallery
spaces. Restoration of the interior is nearly complete. The heating
system, as well as the electrical and plumbing systems have all been
brought up to code. Painting is complete and flooring has been
refreshed.
The exterior of the building remains
in need of restoration. Many roofing shingles must be replaced. The
stucco needs to be repaired and painted. Much of the Tudor
woodwork must be replaced. The leaded windows are in need of
re-puttying. We are in the process of fundraising and grant
writing.
The second building is a large one
story building that was once the pool house of the filled-in
swimming pool of the old country club. It will be
re-purposed for future expansion.
The City of Wabash has that wonderful
small town feel. There are many architecturally significant
buildings in the downtown area. Wabash is well on the way to
becoming a major tourist attraction in the area. The Ford
Theater in the Honeywell Center is a state of the art, 1500 seat
modern concert venue that attracts major music performances.
There is a restored 1920s movie palace. The pulse of the
downtown area is the Charlie Creek Inn, a fully restored hotel with
an exceptional restaurant and lounge. Wabash is becoming an
art center with several important art galleries. It is also
the home of the Wabash county museum, the Ford Medical Museum and
other tourist attractions. It is expected that The Museum of
the Holy Shroud will become an additional focal point for guests to
this historic city.
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