Art & Ideas

Art & Exhibitions

Art has always had a place in churches. The eye and imagination presenting and interpreting beauty is an act of devotion. Art exhibitions span centuries, celebrating the creativity of 17th century weavers to modern painters and everything in between.

Ongoing Exhibitions

  • Highlights of the Fabric

    Get to know the art, glass, stone, and bronze that make up the world’s largest Gothic cathedral.
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  • The James Parks Morton Interfaith Art Collection

    Throughout his career, the Very Reverend James Parks Morton, Dean of the Cathedral from 1972–1996 and a passionate proponent of interfaith dialogue, amassed a collection of over 300 pieces of religious art. Dean Morton and Pamela Taylor Morton have generously offered the collection to the Cathedral, selections from which are on rotating view.
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Currently on View

  • Peace Post

    A Project by Selman
    Peace Post is a mixed-media portrait collection featuring 198 global peace advocates—one from each sovereign nation—shining a light on individuals working toward positive change.

    In an effort to promote hope and unity in an increasingly polarized world, the Cathedral is hosting the exhibition Spring - Fall 2026.

  • The Life of Christ, Keith Haring

    On Permanent View - Chapel of St. Columba
    A bronze and white-gold triptych altarpiece, this is among the last works of noted New York City artist Keith Haring (1958-1990), completed just weeks before his death from AIDS.

  • Christa, Edwina Sandys

    On Permanent View - Chapel of St. Saviour
    A bronze sculpture of a female Christ on a Lucite cross (1974), it has been on display in the Cathedral’s Chapel of St. Saviour since it was installed in 2016 as part of The Christa Project, a large-scale art exhibition exploring the symbolism of the Christ image and the divine as manifested in every person.
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Past Exhibitions

  • Janet Cardiff: The Forty Part Motet

    Fall 2024
    In Janet Cardiff's sound installation, forty separately recorded voices are played back through forty speakers strategically placed throughout the space. Visitors are encouraged to move about the space to gain different perspectives on the work.

  • Anne Patterson: Divine Pathways

    October 13, 2023 - June 30, 2024
    A stunning, site-specific textile installation created by artist Anne Patterson for the vaulted Nave of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
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