Torah Pointer

3D Model

This contemporary artwork Torah pointer (yad) is from The Barr Foundation Judaica’s collection of antique and contemporary torah pointers. This collection is held in the collection of The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.

The piece was exhibited in The Breman Museum’s 2023 The Guiding Hand exhibition. The Breman is digitizing objects from this collection for interactive display. 3D scanning in museum collections serves as a guardian of cultural legacy by crafting precise, enduring replicas. This technology revolutionizes public access to the world’s artistic heritage, transcending geographical barriers to bring rare works available via immersive digital platforms and redefining the museum archives experience.