Biblical Art--Broadway between Lincoln Center and Columbus Circle

 The neighborhood from Columbus Circle to Lincoln Center has this one surprise..the Biblical Museum...run by the Bible Society...I wonder who this man in front is-- Job?  He doesn't look very happy...but then a lot of people in the Bible are not exactly joyous, even with all their concubines...you have to wait until you get to the Song of Solomon before we get to some serious fun...

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The Museum of Biblical Art.

The Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) is a museum in the United States dedicated to the exploration of the Bible's legacy in Jewish and Christian art. Originally the Gallery at the American Bible Society, the museum opened to the public as an independent entity on May 12, 2005 in a renovated space at 61st Street and Broadway in New York City.
The museum aims to become a nationally recognized centre of expertise on art and the Bible while maintaining a secular distance from its subject. Although it grew out of the American Bible Society, it is not a religious institution and takes no stand on religion itself. Rather, MOBIA hopes to open dialogue on a subject it considers under-explored, the influence of religion on art, while providing educational programs to visitors of every age and understanding.
MOBIA's director is Dr. Ena Heller. The museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday-Sunday from 10:00am – 6:00pm, and on Thursday from 10:00am – 8:00pm. The museum is closed on Mondays. Admission is free.

Building

The Museum of Biblical Art is located at the corner of Broadway and 61st street, near Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The main 2,500-square-foot (230 m²) exhibition space was created after an extensive renovation, and the museum also includes an 1,100-square-foot (100 m²) education center for lectures, concerts, and children's activities. Principal architects Randall Goya and Sara Lopergolo, of G&L Architects of New York, also headed the Selldorf Architects design team on New York's Neue Galerie.