Jewish Ceremonial Art Tours

The Cleveland Museum of Art now offers special docent-guided tours highlighting the Jewish Ceremonial Art loans from the Jewish Museum in New York, on view at the CMA through Sunday, January 5, 2025. The pieces are shown in six permanent collection galleries, representing the diversity of Jewish cultures throughout the world and time. Among the objects are silver Torah ornaments from Italy, France, and Georgia; a rare German festival lamp; and spice containers made in Ukraine and the United States. They convey the creativity of Jewish communities and artists from different backgrounds in which they adapted traditional forms of Judaica to changing fashions, styles, and needs, often drawing on broader cultures. Visitors can explore the artistic and cultural significance of these objects and learn about the rituals for which they were created.

The tours are available on select Thursdays and Sundays from August through December. Dates are listed below.

These works may be also featured in some of our Daily Guided Tours and Art and Conversation Tours. To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.