Freising, October 7, 2023
The Diözesanmuseum Freising is dedicating a double exhibition to the figure of Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the most venerated Catholic saints, and the work of the German-American artist Kiki Smith. The Archbishop of Munich and Freising, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, will bless her chapel sculpture "Mary's Mantle", created for the Diocesan Museum, at 3 pm on Saturday, 7 October. Afterwards, at 4 pm, the Vicar General of the Archdiocese, Christoph Klingan, will open the two special exhibitions "San Francesco. The Saint from Assisi" and "Kiki Smith: Empathy".
The exhibition will be on view until January 7, 2024.