Pack your virtual bags and join us for a special look into the Judaic Art Collection at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina. This engaging, one-hour tour with a docent is designed to showcase a number of unique items that highlight the “spiritual life and ceremonies of the Jewish people” with a highlight of Passover Seder plates.This event is sponsored by the Arts and Acquisitions Committee at Judea Reform and admission is free for our congregants.

 The North Carolina Museum of Art is one of only two general art museums in the country with a permanent gallery devoted to Jewish ceremonial art. The Judaic Art Gallery opened in 1983 under the guidance of Dr. Abram Kanof (1903–99), physician, medical professor, and scholar of Jewish art and symbolism. It was Dr. Kanof’s vision—wholeheartedly embraced by the Museum—that the Judaic Art Gallery should not only offer a collection of beautifully designed and crafted objects; it should also serve as a forum for religious and cultural understanding. That vision still guides the Judaic Art Gallery, its collection, and its related programs of research and education. 

Passover Seder Set with Plates, Dishes, and Wine Cup; originally designed 1930, fabricated 1975; by Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert