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Philadelphia's Ministry of Awe Blurs Art, Banking Lines in Immersive Experience

New York Times Business •
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The Ministry of Awe, a Philadelphia-based immersive art installation, transforms a 19th-century bank building into a space where visitors explore the intersection of finance and human experience. Co-founded by muralist Meg Saligman, the project challenges traditional notions of art and commerce, inviting guests to reflect on their values through interactive exhibits. The space features a giant electronic nose that critiques financial habits, a 'Department of Fraud and Counterfeiting' where forgery is encouraged, and a vault filled with symbolic artifacts like glass eyes and human teeth.

The $10 million project, supported by 100+ local artists, reimagines the bank as a 'bank of human experience,' blending absurdity with introspection.