NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 invite you to marvel at an opulent collection of gold, silver, and jewel pieces dating back to the 17th century at the Kimbell Art Museum. The precious objects that belonged to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem will be on display at the Kimbell in Fort Worth from March 15 – June 28.

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is a holy site of Christian devotion and pilgrimage first built by Emperor Constantine in the fourth century and believed to be the site of Jesus of Nazareth’s death, burial, and resurrection. The Custodia was established in the Middle Ages by the Franciscan order and charged with safeguarding Christian Holy Sites in the Middle East. Over the years, Catholic European rulers gifted opulent objects to the Custodia, including to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

The pieces included in the collection are a testament of the precision in its detailed craftmanship. Some of the masterpieces include a set of pontifical vestments sent by France’s King Louis XIII in 1621 and made of red silk, gold, and silver thread; the Throne of Eucharistic Exposition from King Philip IV of Spain in April 1666 made of silver, gilt silver, gilt copper, glass, and precious and semiprecious stones; gifts from Emperor Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire in 1730 that included a gilt silver ewer and basin; a gold sanctuary lamp from Portugal’s King Joseph I that was originally commissioned by King John V; and pontifical vestments made of crimson silk velvet, gold and silver thread, and semiprecious stones from the Republics of Venice and Genoa at the end of the 17th century.

Never before has the collection been exhibited in America. The Kimbell is one of only two locations in its North American tour. You can experience the collection for the first and perhaps the only time in the US. Come and marvel at the careful craftmanship and detailed opulence of the pieces before the collection leaves the Kimbell on Sunday, June 28.

Exhibition tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, $14 for children ages 6–11, and free for children under age 6. Audio guides are available for $4. Museum members receive unlimited, free access to all special exhibitions and free audio guides. Admission to the museum’s permanent collection is always free for everyone.

Tickets for The Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem will be made available starting Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

The Kimbell Art Museum is open Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Fridays, noon–8 p.m.; and Sundays, noon–5 p.m. The Kimbell is closed on Mondays.

The Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem
Kimbell Art Museum
March 15 – June 28
3333 Camo Bowie Blvd
Fort Worth
Learn more about The Holy Sepulcher collection here.

About the Kimbell Art Museum
The Kimbell Art Museum, owned and operated by the Kimbell Art Foundation, is internationally renowned for both its collections and its architecture. The Kimbell’s collections range in period from antiquity to the twentieth century and include European paintings and sculptures by artists such as Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bernini, Velázquez, Gainsborough, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, and Matisse; important collections of Egyptian and classical antiquities; and the art of Asia, Africa, and the Ancient Americas.

The museum’s 1972 building, designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn, is widely regarded as one of the outstanding architectural achievements of the modern era. A second building, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, opened in 2013 and now provides space for special exhibitions, dedicated classrooms, and a 289-seat auditorium with excellent acoustics for music. For more information, visit kimbellart.org.