Designer Hanukkah menorahs  28 November 2012 until 27 January 2013

On loan from the Museo dei Lumi

The Museo dei Lumi in Italy has a contemporary design collection of Hanukkah lamps, or menorahs, made between 1990 and 2009. This collection was an initiative of artist Antonio Recalcati, who asked designer friends of his - Jewish and non-Jewish, Italian and French - to come up with designs for menorahs.

The result was a collection of no fewer than 115 Hanukkah menorahs. A selection will be on show in the temporary display cases at the Jewish Historical Museum and the Portuguese Synagogue until 27 January 2013.

Lending institution: Museo Ebraico di Casale Monferrato: Museo dei Lumi / Jewish Museum of Casale Monferrato: Museum of Lights