Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire Exhibit – (US – OH)

 

Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire opens September 21 at the  Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, Ohio.  Twenty-one mosaic panels from an ancient Roman-period synagogue floor are traveling to Dayton from Brooklyn, leaving New York for the first time since 1905. The French army captain Ernest de Prudhomme discovered these mosaics in 1883, making it the first ancient synagogue uncovered in modern times. Approximately twenty works of art from the Brooklyn Museum Roman art collection, including gold jewelry, luxurious textiles, and fine marble statues will also travel with the mosaics.

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Tour Schedule with Current Dates:
The Dayton Art Institute, September 21, 2007–January 6, 2008
(BOSTON) McMullen Museum of Art, February 15–June 8, 2008
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, October 31, 2009–January 24, 2010