Guests of Honor: Art of Faith from the Jewish Museum, New York

Guests of Honor: Art of Faith from the Jewish Museum, New York presents a selection of Jewish ceremonial objects, dating from the 1400s to the early 1900s, installed throughout the Detroit Institute of Arts’ encyclopedic collection. 
 
The ninth installment in the DIA’s Guests of Honor series, which brings single or small groups of extraordinary works from across the globe to Detroit, Art of Faith features loans from the Jewish Museum in New York, one of the oldest museums of its kind in the world. 
 
Some objects, such as silver Torah crowns and finials, were created to honor Judaism’s holiest text. Others, like Hanukkah lamps, were used in the celebration of specific holidays. Together with works from the DIA’s collection, they convey themes of religious diversity and artistry across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. 
 
Displayed in four galleries of European art and one gallery for arts of the Islamic world, these works highlight the presence of vibrant Jewish communities past and present and invite visitors to explore visual connections between objects from Art of Faith and surrounding artworks. 
 
Visitors can scan QR codes on object panels and labels, allowing them to find the Art of Faith locations and exhibition information via the Bloomberg app.