New exhibition at The Met Cloisters, “Spain 1000-1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith,” curated by DAH Alumna Julia Perratore

7 Sep

DAH alumna and Assistant Curator at The Met Cloisters Julia Perratore (B.A. Art History ’03, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania ’12) has curated a new exhibition titled Spain, 1000-1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith (on view August 30, 2021–January 30, 2022).

Fordham University’s Center for Jewish Studies is hosting two public programs in conjunction with the exhibition. The first one, “The Cloisters and the Jews in Medieval Spain: A Conversation on Art, Literature, and History,” will take place on Sunday, September 19th. It is organized by Nina Rowe, Professor of Art History, Department of Art History and Music at Fordham University, in cooperation with Dr. Perratore. The panel will feature Peter Cole, a translator of medieval Jewish poetry, art historian Katrin Kogman-Appel, and Jonathan Ray, a scholar of Jewish history in Spain.

Look here for more information about the exhibition, this public program, and other talks and events related to the exhibit.

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