Celina, the museum doll, lives (of course) in the museum, is awake at night and talks with the objects. She was long thought to be shy because she sits in the foyer during the day and only seems to observe. We don’t know what exactly she’s watching, and we can’t read her mind either. But we finally found out that she is definitely not shy and asked her to give us an interview. She said she’d love to.
Celina, which Jewish holiday do you like best?
I like all festivals. Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Greek, Viennese, Swiss, Syrian – but I like Shabbat best. More specifically, the end of Shabbat.
So, you like it when the holiday ends? That’s not logical.
I didn’t say that! Resting is a fantastic thing!! What makes the Jewish holidays special is that they begin in a specific way and end in a specific way. This is called ‘Havdalah’ and it means ‘separation.’ You say goodbye to the day of rest and meanwhile make it clear that after the ‘time out’ the normal program will start again.
Travel with Celina around the world
If you can’t or don’t want to travel far, you can accompany Celina on her world tours in the Jewish Museum Vienna. She walks through the floors and travels from Vienna around the globe. Once you can come to visit us at the museum again, then look for her usual spot in the museum and take a photo of her. Because Celina loves photos. And so do we.