Sassoon Haggadah, c. 1320. Purchased by the State of Israel through an anonymous donor, London. Formerly in the David Solomon Sassoon Collection
Museums & GalleriesUpper East Side
The Sassoons
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Description
From the early 1800s through World War II, the Sassoon family were pioneers in the worlds of trade, art collecting and architecture. This exhibit, which comprises 140 works in mixed media, follows four generations from Iraq to India, China and England. The collection includes decorated Hebrew manuscripts dating back to the 12th century, Chinese art, ivory carvings and paintings of the family by John Singer Sargent.
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Type
- Culture & History
- Music
- International Collections
Accessibility
- Large Print
- Open and/or Closed Captioned
- Assistive Listening System
- Sign Language Interpretation
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Adaptive Activities
- Audio Description
- Neurodiverse Programming
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