Gallery I
In the Beginning
The opening gallery examines creation, the ordered world, Eden, and humanity’s first place within the biblical narrative.
Exhibits
Four exhibits within Gallery I
Gallery I now follows a single chronological purpose: Creation, Eden, the Fall, and the threshold into life outside the Garden.
Creation: The Opening Passage
What does Genesis introduce before the first recorded creative command?
Enter Exhibit →The Six Days of Creation
How does Genesis move from an unformed and unfilled earth to an ordered, inhabited world declared very good?
Enter Exhibit →The Garden of Eden
A planted garden, one river dividing into four heads, two central trees, humanity’s first vocation, and one command.
Enter Exhibit →The Fall
The serpent, the conversation, the choice, shame, judgment, exile, and hope beyond the eastern gate.
Enter Exhibit →Illuminated Collection
Continue the visual record in the Illuminated Collection
The Illuminated Collection brings together the museum’s large-format biblical artwork as a companion to the documentary exhibits. Use it to revisit the people, places, events, and settings represented throughout the galleries in a dedicated visual format.
Enter the Illuminated Collection →