 Contact (+61 2) 9360 7999 |
 Website www.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au |
 Location
148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010 |
 Event Date/s
Starts: 14-Mar-2012 Ends: 15-Jul-2012 |
Observances - Sydney Jewish Museum Overview
Observances at the Sydney Jewish Museum is an exhibition of photographs by internationally acclaimed photographer and author, Emmanuel Santos, born in the Philippines and residing in Melbourne. Emmanuel has a degree is Science and Industrial Engineering and specialises in ethnological photography and creating social documentary photo essays. He was the official photographer for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and has had photographic exhibitions in Israel, Italy, the Czech Republic, China, Switzerland, Brazil, France, Ukraine and the United States. His works are in permanent collections in museums and galleries all around the world.
For over three decades Emmanuel Santos has been travelling the world, gathering photographs of human existence. Observances is a collection from the Jewish diaspora, reflecting communal life, celebrations, cultural rituals and practices. The exhibition is about the human condition, about freedom and dignity.
Admission free with Museum entry.
