Behind the Scenes: Explore the Origins and Stories Behind the MFA Judaica Exhibit

MFA’s Judaica Curator Simona Di Nepi will visit TBS and offer us a tour, through slides, of Intentional Beauty: Jewish Ritual Art from the Collection – one of the very first Judaica galleries in an encyclopaedic art museum in the world. Explore the 27 works on view and the stories behind their recent acquisition (or unearthing) by Simona: from an Italian Renaissance Torah binder, and an Iraqi Torah case used in India— to a Yemenite woman’s festive headdress, and a Torah Ark from 1920s Chelsea, Massachusetts. Spanning five hundred years and four continents, and featuring silver, textiles, furniture, paintings, and books- these works highlight the extraordinary diversity of Jewish cultures. Light refreshments will be served.
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