"Seeing Christ in the Darkness: Georges Rouault"

The Billy Graham Center Museum at Wheaton College presents a temporary art exhibit titled "Seeing Christ in the Darkness: Georges Rouault" November 8, 2013 - May 13, 2014.

Georges Rouault was a 19th-century expressionist artist whose images portrayed the suffering in the world around him, colored by the tragedies of World War I. The haunting images in this exhibition take on the subject of suffering experienced by Christ as well as the daily suffering of all people. While often disconcerting in their raw, emotive appearance, Rouault's work is a faithful metaphor of hope through struggle. The strength of this work and the impact it had on the audience of his time made Rouault one of the most revered painters of the twentieth century.

This exhibit of sacred art is in the Billy Graham Center Museum gallery, located on the first floor of the Billy Graham Center. The museum's gallery displays touring exhibits expressing biblical and spiritual themes.

The museum is open to the public Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Donations are welcome. For more information, call 630.752.5909 or visit bgcmuseum.org.