This fall, The Frick Collection will unveil an extraordinary exhibition bringing rare treasures from Jerusalem to American audiences for the very first time. To the Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum opens October 2, 2025, and runs through January 5, 2026, showcasing more than forty masterpieces of European decorative arts on loan from the Terra Sancta Museum.
The exhibition gathers liturgical objects crafted in gem-encrusted gold and silver alongside luxurious vestments made of velvet, damask, and other rich textiles. These works, created in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries for the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, highlight the extraordinary skill of European artisans of the time. Many of the objects are without parallel in craftsmanship or historical significance and remained largely unknown until rediscovered by scholars in the 1980s.
For the Frick, this exhibition represents not only a major cultural moment but also a milestone for its own galleries. To the Holy Sepulcher will be the first presentation to occupy all three rooms of the museum’s new Ronald S. Lauder Exhibition Galleries, which opened earlier this summer. Visitors will be able to explore these ornate objects in a setting designed to highlight both their artistry and their sacred origins.
The exhibition is part of a larger international initiative ahead of the opening of the new Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem. Over the past decade, objects from the museum’s collection have traveled to major European institutions, including the Palace of Versailles, the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, the Gaiás Centre Museum in Santiago de Compostela, and the Museo Marino Marini in Florence. Following its U.S. debut at the Frick, the exhibition will travel to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, where it will be on view from March 15 through June 28, 2026.
With its combination of dazzling beauty, devotional significance, and remarkable preservation, To the Holy Sepulcher offers an unprecedented opportunity for North American audiences to encounter treasures once reserved for one of Christianity’s most sacred sites.
More information is available at frick.org.