Occidens Exhibition

Discover the origins

Designed based on the book Qu’est-ce que l’Occident? by the French philosopher Philippe Nemo.

The West could be compared to a table held up by four pillars: Athens, Rome, Jerusalem and the Germanic spirit. The upper table represents the Gregorian Reform, the foundation of the Western culture.

The exhibition takes a trip through history and the development of Western culture, with the aim of encouraging reflection and encounters.

There are four periods/junctures:

• Ancient Times: the choice between Pagan tradition and Christian faith
• Middle Ages: resistance against Viking, Hungarian and Islamic invasions
• Modern Age: renovation and expansion of the West against fragmentation and secularisation.
• Contemporaneity: a return to values of the Western culture against current time relativism.

Nemo, P., ¿Qué es occidente?, Madrid, Gota a Gota, 2006 (https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/libro?codigo=279634)