A large art-glass panel of Jesus Christ sits at the end of a long hallway inside the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center in Nauvoo, Illinois, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Just beyond the welcome desk, the central focus of the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center comes into view.
At the end of the main corridor is an 1896 Tiffany art-glass panel, 7.5 by 10 feet, depicting Jesus Christ standing with arms extended—an image reminiscent of the Christus statue.
The hallway leading to the art-glass panel features a series of paintings by French artist James Tissot illustrating scenes of Jesus Christ at the temple.
The purpose of these and other elements at the new center is to help visitors easily connect early Church history and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple to Jesus Christ, said Matt Grow, a historian and managing director of the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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A large art-glass panel of Jesus Christ sits at the end of a long hallway, with paintings of the Savior at the temple are on display inside the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center in Nauvoo, Illinois, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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The new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center, right, sits across and down the street from the Nauvoo Illinois Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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A replica Nauvoo Temple weather vane, a shortened column with pieces of original decorative stones, and a depiction of a baptismal font with original stone are among the historic artifacts on display inside the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center in Nauvoo, Illinois, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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A cutaway model of the Nauvoo Illinois Temple is among displays inside the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center in Nauvoo, Illinois, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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A large art-glass panel of Jesus Christ sits at the end of a long hallway, with paintings of the Savior at the temple are on display inside the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center in Nauvoo, Illinois, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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Visit the Church News to learn more about the exhibits inside the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center.
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