Take a closer look at highlights from the MFA’s new Judaica gallery and learn the stories behind them. Almost every work of art in “Intentional Beauty: Jewish Ritual Art from the Collection” is a recent acquisition on display at the Museum for the very first time. Who created these objects and why? Who owned them? What do they tell us about Jewish life? From a Yemenite women’s headdress and an Indian Haggadah to a Venetian Renaissance textile and a Torah ark from Chelsea, Massachusetts, these works express the extraordinary diversity of Jewish cultures and customs.

Simona Di Nepi, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica

Course Packages

Purchase a ticket package for the full four-session “Exploring Jewish History and Art” course. Please note that this option is not available after the date of the first session.