The Autonomous University of Guadalajara (UAG) is hosting an immersive exhibition featuring a hyper-realistic representation of the man believed to be depicted on the Shroud of Turin.
Titled The Mystery Man, the exhibit is the result of a 15-year study of the Shroud, incorporating 3D analyses of blood patterns, wounds, body measurements, and positioning, according to the exhibition’s curators.
“The Mystery Man goes beyond previous exhibitions on the Holy Shroud by integrating forensic science, art, history, and archaeology,” the UAG states.
“Attendees will explore the historical figure of Jesus Christ through codices, coins, and original artifacts from his time, gathered through rigorous scholarship. The tour culminates in a striking, hyper-realistic replica of the man wrapped in the Holy Shroud—free from artistic interpretation but scientifically accurate, allowing visitors to observe the wounds and torture he endured, as documented on the cloth.”
Spanning 600 square meters, the exhibition includes an audio guide, a UAG press release notes.
The Mystery Man first debuted in October 2022 at the Cathedral of Salamanca, Spain, and has since traveled to multiple countries.
Speaking ahead of the inaugural exhibit, Salamanca Bishop José Luis Retanaa suggested that the body of the man in the Holy Shroud can represent “the concreteness of God’s love that becomes flesh in Jesus Christ who died as an evildoer with a terrible sacrifice for our salvation. There is no greater love in the world.” He added that he believed the exhibition could “foster the faith of believers and arouse the faith of non-believers.”
The UAG exhibition is part of the private university’s 90th-anniversary celebrations and will run from January 31 to March 30.
Tickets can be purchased in person at UAG Ciudad Universitaria (Patria 1201, Colonia Lomas del Valle) or online at boletomovil.com/the-mystery-man. For more information, visit uag.mx/es/themyste.