Spotlight Talk

Conservation Spotlight Talk: Torah Ark from Chelsea

Thursday, November 21, 2024
2:30 pm–3:00 pm
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Visitor Center (130.10)
Included with General Admission

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Add to Calendar 2024-11-21 14:30:00 2024-11-21 15:00:00 Conservation Spotlight Talk: Torah Ark from Chelsea 11/21/2024 2:30pm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA Museum of Fine Arts, Boston tickets@mfa.org America/New_York public

Originally from the Shaare Zion Synagogue in Chelsea, Massachusetts, this Torah ark was created in the 1920s by woodworker and carver Samuel Katz, a Jewish Galician immigrant from Poland (now western Ukraine). His richly decorated Torah arks and bimahs became symbols of flourishing Jewish life in this Boston neighborhood. Hear what conservators have learned after completing work on this impressive piece of sacred architecture, and see the contrast evident in its fabrication between traditions from Katz’s former homeland and innovations of the 20th century.

With Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation.

Free with general admission. No advance registration or tickets required. Talks meet at Sharf Visitor Center.

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Upcoming Dates and Times

Thursday, November 21, 2024

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Past Dates and Times

Sunday, September 29, 2024

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

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Sunday, June 30, 2024

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Sponsors

Supported by the Jane Mayer and Robert J. Mayer, M.D. Fund.

Supported by the MFA Associates/MFA Senior Associates Fund for Conservation Programs.