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NAME:Opening of exhibition Realms of Reality in VU ART SCIENCE gallery
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LOCATION:New University Building VU ART SCIENCE gallery De Boelelaan 1111 1081HV Amsterdam
SUMMARY:Opening of exhibition Realms of Reality in VU ART SCIENCE gallery
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <html> <body> <p>In a world marked by gl
 obal conflicts, digitalization and a rapidly shifting climate, we sea
 rch for stability and meaning. We look for faith and stories that hel
 p us navigate through uncertainty. Yet religious traditions, sacred n
 arratives, and collective beliefs are often entwined with division an
 d control.</p> <p>The exhibition will be introduced by <a href="https
 ://jasmijnmol.com/" data-new-window="true" title="Profile Jasmijn T.E
 . Mol" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jasmijn T.E. Mol</a>
 , who will read from her essay <a href="https://www.artsciencegallery
 .nl/app/uploads/2026/05/A5-VU-Art-Science-Gallery_RoR_ENG_NL.pdf" dat
 a-new-window="true" title="Essay" target="_blank" rel="noopener noref
 errer">The Freedom of Myth</a>, the accompanying text to <em>Realms o
 f Reality</em>. The exhibition will then open with a guided meditatio
 n led by Vincent Vegt of <a href="https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/organisat
 ions/newconnective?utm_source=smc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campai
 gn=210526+Opening+RoR&amp;utm_content=New+Connective&amp;utm_term=" d
 ata-new-window="true" title="NEWConnective" target="_blank" rel="noop
 ener noreferrer">NEWConnective</a>, which will stimulate the senses.&
 nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.artsciencegallery.nl/exhibition/real
 ms-of-reality/" data-new-window="true" title="Expo Realms of Reality"
  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Realms of Reality</em>
 </a>&nbsp;asks whether more holistic forms of belief are possible. Ca
 n we find radical forms of faith that contribute to caring for each o
 ther and for our planet?</p><p>In this exhibition and a public progra
 m, scientists and artists explore how different belief systems – an
 cient, conflicting or emerging – shape the way we see and understan
 d the world. They open doors to multiple realms, each offering differ
 ent paths toward what we call reality or truth. Featuring works by Su
 zanne Plomp, Marcos Kueh &amp; Ritvik Khushu, Simone Albers, and Fion
 a Lutjenhuis, the exhibition invites us to step into shifting realms 
 of reality.</p> </body> </html>
DESCRIPTION: The exhibition will be introduced by <a href="https://jas
 mijnmol.com/" data-new-window="true" title="Profile Jasmijn T.E. Mol"
  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jasmijn T.E. Mol</a>, who 
 will read from her essay <a href="https://www.artsciencegallery.nl/ap
 p/uploads/2026/05/A5-VU-Art-Science-Gallery_RoR_ENG_NL.pdf" data-new-
 window="true" title="Essay" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
 >The Freedom of Myth</a>, the accompanying text to <em>Realms of Real
 ity</em>. The exhibition will then open with a guided meditation led 
 by Vincent Vegt of <a href="https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/organisations/n
 ewconnective?utm_source=smc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=210
 526+Opening+RoR&amp;utm_content=New+Connective&amp;utm_term=" data-ne
 w-window="true" title="NEWConnective" target="_blank" rel="noopener n
 oreferrer">NEWConnective</a>, which will stimulate the senses.&nbsp; 
 <a href="https://www.artsciencegallery.nl/exhibition/realms-of-realit
 y/" data-new-window="true" title="Expo Realms of Reality" target="_bl
 ank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Realms of Reality</em></a>&nbsp;as
 ks whether more holistic forms of belief are possible. Can we find ra
 dical forms of faith that contribute to caring for each other and for
  our planet? In this exhibition and a public program, scientists and 
 artists explore how different belief systems – ancient, conflicting
  or emerging – shape the way we see and understand the world. They 
 open doors to multiple realms, each offering different paths toward w
 hat we call reality or truth. Featuring works by Suzanne Plomp, Marco
 s Kueh &amp; Ritvik Khushu, Simone Albers, and Fiona Lutjenhuis, the 
 exhibition invites us to step into shifting realms of reality. In a w
 orld marked by global conflicts, digitalization and a rapidly shiftin
 g climate, we search for stability and meaning. We look for faith and
  stories that help us navigate through uncertainty. Yet religious tra
 ditions, sacred narratives, and collective beliefs are often entwined
  with division and control.
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