St. Katherine YAL will have a meeting after second liturgy on Sunday, November 17, 2013 in the board room.

Following the meeting we will carpool to the National Gallery of Art for a group tour of Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections, a limited-time exhibition. In the first-ever exhibition of Byzantine art at the Gallery, some 170 works of art, many never before lent to the United States, will be on view—among them mosaics, icons, manuscripts, jewelry, and ceramics. The works include newly discovered and unpublished objects and reveal the rich and multifaceted culture of Byzantium. Divided into five thematic sections, the exhibition explores the coexistence of paganism and Christianity, spiritual life in Byzantium, secular works of art used in the home, the intellectual life of Byzantine scholars, and the cross-influences that occurred between Byzantine and Western artists before the fall of Byzantium.

With the lifting of the government shutdown, this exhibit just opened on October 17th and will only be available through March 2, 2014 before moving on to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles in April, so don't miss out on this truly unique experience!

National Gallery of Art (West Building)
Constitution Ave (Between 4th and 7th Sts NW)
Washington, DC 20565
Metro: Smithsonian (Orange/Blue)