A remarkable exhibition dedicated to Byzantine art and the Greek Orthodox Christian tradition was inaugurated yesterday at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C

 Byzantine Icons Exhibition in Washington: “Revealing the Hidden”

A remarkable exhibition dedicated to #Byzantine #art and the Greek Orthodox Christian tradition was inaugurated yesterday at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., under the title “Revealing the Hidden: Byzantine Icons from Thessaloniki and Patmos.”

The exhibition features treasured Byzantine icons from two historic Greek monasteries, both closely connected to the Bible and recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites due to the exquisite quality of the Byzantine icons and manuscripts they preserve: the Monastery of Vlatadon in Thessaloniki, a city where the Apostle Paul preached, and the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on the island of Patmos, where the Apostle John received the visions recorded in the Book of Revelation.

Of particular significance is that these 24 icons are exhibited in the United States for the very first time. This is made possible through a collaboration of the Museum of the Bible with the Ecumenical Patriarchate, under whose spiritual jurisdiction both monasteries fall, as well as the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.

The inauguration ceremony featured messages from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew; Greece’s Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni; His Grace Bishop Nikiforos of Amorion, Abbot of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of Vlatadon in Thessaloniki; and Father Polykarpos Gryllos, Skevophylax at the Holy Stavropegial Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on Patmos.

Welcoming remarks were delivered by Dr. Carlos Campo, President and CEO of the Museum of the Bible; Antonis Alexandridis, Ambassador of Greece to the United States; His Grace Bishop Joachim of Amissos; Flora Karagianni, Director General of the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki; Elisabeth Prodromou, member of the Museum of the Bible’s Academic Advisory Council; Bobby Duke, Chief Curatorial Officer of the Museum of the Bible; and Brian Hyland, who curated the exhibition.

This exhibition offers a unique opportunity for American audiences to discover the spiritual and artistic heritage of Greek Orthodoxy and Byzantium. It will be open to the public from November 7, 2026, through February 28, 2027.

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