Beautiful Esther. Purim, a timeless story

Exhibitions

An exhibition on Purim, one of the most joyous holidays of the Jewish calendar, focusing on its leading character, Queen Esther

Renaissance works of art and precious parchments tell the story of the Biblical heroine Esther and how she managed to save the Jewish people by foiling the plan laid out by Haman, counsellor to the King of Persia. It is a timeless story that still teaches us very much and which has been celebrated for centuries with banquets, masked gatherings,

parties and theatre pieces.

Jacopo del Sellaio’s “Ester davanti ad Assuero”, Esther before Ahasuerus (1475-1480 ca.) from the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, and Filippino Lippi’s tempera on panel “Vashti lascia il palazzo reale” Vashti Leaving the Royal Palace (1475 ca.), on loan from the Horne

Museum in Florence are some of the jewels of the exhibition.

Thanks to our collaboration with the National Library of Israel, the exhibition also includes the return of the parchment scroll of the Book of Esther to the city of the Estes where it was made in the 17th century.

Where

MEIS - Fondazione Museo Nazionale dell'Ebraismo Italiano e della Shoah - Via Piangipane 81 - Ferrara

When

March, 12th - June, 15th 2025

Opening

From Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-18.00. Closed on Monday.

Price

Full price € 10,00; reduced: € 8,00 (6-18 years old, students, MyFE Card owners)

Free entrance: children under 6 years-old, 100% disabled people with one accompanying person, journalists and tour guides with pass, ICOM members and military personnel on duty, with the MyFe Tourist Card.

FREE ENTRANCE for the owners of MYFE tourist card