Masada Exhibition at Art Institute
Oct. 4-Nov. 10; Acclaimed by Curator
"Masada," the exhibit of the
famous archaeological explora-
tions in Israel, will be brought to
the Detroit Art Institute Oct. 4 and
will remain here through Nov. 10.
Announcing the opportunity that
will thus be provided "to inspect
the physical evidence of one of
the best known events in Jewish
history," William H. Peck, cura-
tor and archaeologist of the Detroit
Institute of Arts, called attention
to the "contemporary archaeologi-
cal drama excavating the nearly-
impossible • site" of Masada under
the direction of Prof. Yigael Ya-
din, called the bringing of the ex-
hibit to Detroit "an exciting event,"
and declared:
"To the Jew, It is a drama of
national heroism; to the scholar,
Prof. Yigael Yadin's 11 months
of excavation brings evidence to
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support the traditional history
as related by the Roman histori-
an, Josephus; to students and
teachers, Masada is an engross-
ing visualization of ancient his-
tory; to every visitor Masada
will tell a magnificent story of
absorbing human interest relat-
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ing the Zealots of 2,000 years ago
to the daring archaeological ef-
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forts of today in dramatic vis-
ual terms."
Curator Peck announced that
among the accompanying special
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events to be arranged in connec-
tion with the exhibition will be an
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whose address on Oct. 8 in the mu-
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seum auditorium will be on the
subject "Palestinian Archaeology
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bitions • ever held in the United
States. It is the result of one of
the largest and most successful
archaeological expeditions ever at-
tempted in the Holy Land.
"From a museum curator's view-
point, Masada is a remarkable
exhibition, almost unprecedented
in its complexity and the rich va-
riety of media used to communi-
cate its story to the eye and ear
of the viewer.
"Visually and acoustically the
viewer will be deeply involved
from the moment he enters the
exhibition on the second level of
the Art Institute's expansive South
wing galleries."
"Photomurals, huge color-film
projections, recorded narrations,
special lighting, charts and maps
make the locale 'come alive.'
Ancient coins, weapons, Biblical
scrolls, pottery and other arti-
facts are integrated with models
and reconstructions of Zealot
and Roman buildings and equip-
ment to recreate Masada's 2,000
year-old history.
"As an archaeologist, I feel
Masada will be a revelation to the
public, exposing the almost intol-
erable physical difficulties encoun-
tered, the determination, faith,
persistence and scientific proce-
dure poured into months of labor
before a 'find' can be reported.
"The assault on history's sec-
rets was led by Yigael Yadin, pro-
fessor at the Hebrew University
in Jerusalem and former Israeli
army chief of staff. Prof. Yadin
supervised •11 months of excavati-
ons in two seasons between 1963-
1965.
"To man the massive expedition,
notices were placed in the Israeli
press and the London Observer
and thousands of applications
poured in. More than 5,000 volun-
teers from 28 countries paid their
own travel expenses to a task that
offered coarse food, temperatures
varying between freezing and 120°,
disagreeable accommodations and
the chance of uncovering history.
"In the exhibition a 10-by-8 foot
model of the rock-fortress itself
will set the - key to understanding
the excavations and a still-like of
the 'dig' will show equipment used
in the excavation.
"Masada will be divided into sec-
tions based on the sequence of ma-
jor events at Masada: the harsh
landscape of the Judean Desert;
the grandeur of King Herod's orig-
inal palace, with its elaborate
water system, baths, intricate mo-
saics; the war with the Romans;
Zealot life on Masada, adapting
Herod's structures to dwellings for
the besieged patriots; the siege and
final assault, terrain model with
thousands of Roman soldiers with
their weapons, artillery and caval-
ry; the final moments of the Zeal-
lots choosing death to dominion.
"When Masada was organized by
the Jewish Theological Seminary
and the Israel Exploration Society,
the Detroit Institute of Arts was
one of the first museums to com-
mit itself to specific exhibition
dates, more than a year in ad-
vance."
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