On October 2, the Frick Collection in New York will open the exhibition Treasures of the Holy Sepulchre, presented for the first time in the United States.
The exhibition features more than forty extraordinary objects from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Donated during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries by European Catholic monarchs and Holy Roman Emperors, these precious works have been preserved and used for centuries by the Franciscan friars who continue to care for the holy site.
Xavier F. Salomon, the Frick’s Deputy Director and one of the organizers of the exhibition, remarked:
“We are deeply grateful for this collaboration with the Custody of the Holy Land as we look ahead to the opening of the Terra Sancta Museum, which will offer a more permanent public display of these treasures.”
This initiative highlights the enduring cultural and spiritual heritage of the Holy Sepulchre and its significance for the global Christian community