Since 1957, Carnegie Museum of Art has marked the holiday season with the Neapolitan presepio. A centuries-old tradition in Naples and southern Italy, the presepio is an elaborate nativity scene recreated with miniature figures arranged in a detailed panorama of 18th-century life in Naples.

Want to take a closer look? Drop in and meet a docent for an Art Chat about the presepio and experience the nativity through the eyes of Neapolitan artisans and collectors. Art Chats are on a drop-in basis and will take place from November 19, 2022, until January 8, 2023. Art Chats are free with museum admission and occur every Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and Sunday from 1 to 2:30 p.m.