Jewish Museum Ceramics Exhibition

Having now spent some time researching jewish ceramicists for a social media campaign i am actually really excited about the exhibition.

Jewish museum ceramics exhibition.

Don t miss this opportunity to discover the work of 13 ceramicists in an exhibition spanning over 80 years of ceramic art. A t the end of last year london s jewish museum opened a beautifully curated exhibition shaping ceramics. The couple depicted on the tusk may have run. Shaping ceramics an exhibition staged st the jewish museum london in 2016 showcased these early ceramicists such as lucie rie and hans coper and traced their influence on successive generations of jewish ceramic artists also exploring their major contributions to the crafts scene in the uk.

An unusual rosh hashanah greeting in the jewish museum collection comes from nome alaska combining the jewish custom of sending new year cards with the centuries old inuit craft of walrus tusk carving. Events internship at the jewish museum just as jewkbox was approaching its final weeks so i realised that much of my work would be on ceramics. The jewish museum new york. The museum is situated in camden town in the london borough of camden north london it is a place for people of all faiths to explore jewish history culture and heritage.

This exhibition draws extensively from the holdings of the magnes collection of jewish art and life university of california berkeley and showcases a variety of textiles in use by san francisco jewish community members during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lamp of the covenant. Gift of the kanofsky family in memory of minnie kanofsky 1984 71. Jewish museum london s third crowd sourced exhibition will explore the theme of sacrifice through personal mementoes historic artefacts and fine art.

The jewish museum london is a museum of british jewish life history and identity. The museum has a dedicated education team with an extensive programme for schools community groups and families. Shaping ceramics explores the work of these pioneering ceramicists and traces their influence on subsequent generations of ceramic artists whose jewish heritage has shaped their work.