Originally scheduled to close June 28, The Holy Sepulcher is now extended through July 12, 2026. 

This extraordinary exhibition showcases more than sixty objects in silver, gold, enamel, and precious jewels, given by European monarchs and rulers to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, a site of Christian devotion and pilgrimage, where they have been used in religious ceremonies for centuries. Including dazzling reliquaries, crosses, candlesticks, chalices, and vestments representing the height of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century craftsmanship, many of these objects have no equivalent anywhere else in the world. Traveling to only two venues in North America, the exhibition represents the first—and possibly only—time these treasures will be seen in the US. 

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Audio Tour


The audio tour for the exhibition is available only on the Kimbell app for Apple and Android devices. Visitors can purchase the tour access code for $4 online or at the Piano Pavilion ticket desk. Members can receive their free tour access code at the Piano Pavilion ticket desk.

Audio tour by Acoustiguide. 

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On Display

Virtual Tour

The Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem

Catalogue

Catalogue for the exhibition "The Holy Sepulcher".

To the Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum

The Custodia di Terra Sancta is a branch of the Franciscan order, established by the pope in 1342 to safeguard the church of the Holy Sepulcher and other holy sites in the Middle East. Over the course of centuries, Christian heads of state from across the Western world sent symbolic gifts to the Holy Sepulcher and other holy sites via the Franciscans of the Custodia. The objects, which range in date from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century, represent the extraordinary survival of different kinds of objects that all too often have been lost to history. Highlights of the Terra Sancta Museum’s collection include more than 60 pieces of goldsmith and silversmith work and textiles that date from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Among these are chalices and candlesticks in gold and silver and opulent liturgical vestments that were sumptuous gifts from the French and Spanish kings.

Authors: Xavier F. Salomon with Benoît Constensoux and Jacques Charles-Gaffiot

With Marie-Armelle Beaulieu, Alvar González-Palacios, Maria Pia Pettinau Vescina, Béatrix Saule, and Danièle Véron-Denise

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Large-Print Labels

Exhibition labels with large-print text are available for visitors.

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This exhibition is organized by Xavier F. Salomon, The Frick Collection, with Benoît Constensoux and Jacques Charles-Gaffiot.

All works are on generous loan from the Custodia Terrae Sanctae and the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem.

Logo for the Terra Sancta Museum with the text in a dark grey thin serif font. The "T" in "Terra" forms the top of a red cross. Below the title of the museum are the words "Art & History" italicized.
A crest in shades of red, green, blue, golden-orange, and white. The design features a crown with a dove diving down, a red banner with the words "S. Monssion in Jerusalem" coming out of a golden crest shape. Inside the crest shape is a red cross with two arms representing Jesus with holes in his hands hovering above a cloud and another larger red cross below that. Below the crest are green palms with red berries on one side of the branches and a blue bow in the center.

The exhibition is supported in part by the Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District.

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Promotional support for the Kimbell Art Museum and its exhibitions is provided by American Airlines, the Fort Worth Report, and NBC 5.

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