The Jewish Museum in New York has postponed the debut of Paul Klee's 'Angelus Novus,' a 1920 drawing considered one of the artist's most iconic works. Originally scheduled to arrive for the exhibition 'Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds,' the artwork remains in Jerusalem at the Israel Museum due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

The exhibition, which opened March 26 and runs through July 26, now displays an authorized facsimile of the drawing alongside a note explaining the delay. James S. Snyder, the museum's director, confirmed the loan remains active and expects the original to arrive when conditions permit. The facsimile was already planned to replace the fragile original during the show's final two months.

Beyond this single artwork, the war has disrupted cultural institutions throughout the region. The Tel Aviv Museum of Art has postponed shipments, while airstrikes have damaged historic sites in Tehran and Isfahan. The conflict has also affected the movement of other significant artifacts, including Dead Sea Scrolls returned to Israel for safekeeping. Klee's work, once labeled 'degenerate' by the Nazis, takes on renewed significance as the exhibition explores his darker artistic period during fascism's rise.