The Marial Museum of Sacred Art is the outreach ministry of the Order of St. Mary the Virgin, a Lutheran monastic society of men founded in 1987. Both the Order and the Museum are dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary as the pre-eminent symbol of unity and of that compassionate love for suffering humanity which all human beings should feel one for another..

The Marial Museum's work is inspired by the loving and inclusive teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who always manifested His care and concern for all people everywhere, but especially for those victimized by violence, discrimination, and deprivation. Conscious too of the spiritual beauty contained in the diverse Sacred Scriptures and Traditions of all the world's historic religions, the Museum uses the blessing of its Permanent Collection to promote dialogue and reconciliation among all people.

The Museum firmly believes that the Fine Arts are a marvelous, blessed, instrument in working for World Peace, Social Justice, the Protection of the Environment, and in making the world Safe for Diversity.

The Museum's Permanent Collection is composed of contemporary sacred art pieces created by artists of diverse origins and traditions living and working in our multi-cultural world. The Museum's goal is to introduce the general public to the beauty and esthetics of the sacred art of the different confessional traditions, to explain the cultural significance of that art, and to encourage artists -- especially emerging artists -- to devote themselves to the creation of sacred works.