The museums of the Vatican and Rome's ancient Jewish community are hosting their first joint exhibit, building on decades of improved Catholic-Jewish relations following centuries of mistrust.
The focus of the exhibition opening in May will be the menorah, the seven-armed candelabrum described in the Jewish Torah and depicted in Jewish, Catholic and secular art over the centuries.
Through figurative art, the exhibit "recounts the multi-millennia, incredible and suffered history of the menorah," organisers said in a statement Monday announcing the initiative.
