During this virtual tour we will take a cl ose look at Rockefeller Center and the history of its Christmas celebratio n\, as well as its wealth of public art\, designed to inspire us throughou t the year. Another noteworthy Christmas Tree is the one at the Met\, with its Neapolitan Baroque Crè\;che\, depicting a Mediterranean harbor town scene and placed in the Medieval Sculpture Hall. We will also make a visit to The Jewish Museum\, which has the largest collection of Hanukkah Lamps in the world\, c. 1\,050 outstanding designs from countries around t he world\, from ancient to contemporary - we'll see some of the highlights ! Our tour will conclude with Kiki Smith's beautiful new permanent window for the Eldridge Street Synagogue. \;
\nAbout the Presenter: Syl via Laudien-Meo is an art historian who has been working as an art profess ional in various capacities for the past 3 decades\, teaching at NYC art m useums (MoMA\, Guggenheim and the Jewish Museum)\, guiding art and archite cture tours for the Municipal Art Society\, Brandeis and UFT as well as pr ivate clients\, teaching at Fairleigh Dickinson University and now mostly offering virtual tours and lectures with clients including OLLI of Dominic an Univ.\, the 92StY\, the New York Adventure Club and many libraries. Syl via was born and raised in Germany and came to the US as an Art History gr aduate student on a scholarship for Columbia Univ.\; after working and rai sing her family in NYC\, she just recently relocated to St Pete\, FL.
\ nThis virtual program is made possible by the Friends of Roxbury Librar y and is hosted by Kemmerer Library. \; Register online or by calling Roxbury Library at (973) 584-2400. \; The virtual link will be sent to you the day before the program.
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