During the Easter holidays, children from the age of five can learn about the connection between the biblical Easter story and the resurrection of Jesus and current traditions such as the Easter bunny bringing sweets and decorating Easter eggs. The Bible Museum is offering a workshop on 16 April from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., which will include making Easter baskets and painting eggs. The cost of materials is five euros per child. Registration is required by 15 April at bibelmuseum@uni-muenster.de.

The British Bible Society distributed three million copies of the Holy Bible around the world in 1903 alone. These included many translations, including into the languages of the colonies at the time. Who taught the missionaries the vocabulary and grammar? Contemporary catalogues usually do not even mention the native speakers who were often significantly involved. This is what Dr Felicity Jensz, head of the ‘Global Bible (GloBil)’ research project, is trying to find out, using archival finds, some of which are widely scattered, to make the complex translation process visible. An article on the project, which will be presented at the Bible Museum next year, has been published in the current issue of the university newspaper.

The Bible Museum is contributing three exhibits to the recently opened exhibition ‘In the beginning was the Word’ at the Draiflessen Collection in Mettingen. The museum, which was founded by the Brenninkmeijer family of entrepreneurs, endeavours to explore ‘The power of understanding’ in the cabinet exhibition using texts and images from the Bible.

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