
Nova track Festival exhibit brings haunting artifacts of Oct. 7 attack to South Boston

Updated: 12:24 PM EDT Sep 25, 2025
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Arriving in Boston during the Jewish High Holy Days, a traveling exhibition chronicles the Hamas attack on Israel from the perspective of the Nova track Festival.On Oct. 7, 2023, 411 concertgoers were killed and 43 attendees were taken hostage during the attack, which was followed by the ongoing conflict in Gaza.The Nova track Festival Exhibition will open at the former FW Webb building in South Boston, at 307 Dorchester Ave., on Friday and run through Oct. 21. It originally opened in Tel Aviv before traveling to New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Miami, and Toronto.Organizers say the exhibition conveys the “raw, lingering impact of the attack” through the presentation of artifacts from the festival, including charred vehicles, bullet-ridden bathroom stalls, abandoned merchandise stands, and scattered personal belongings.
Arriving in Boston during the Jewish High Holy Days, a traveling exhibition chronicles the Hamas attack on Israel from the perspective of the Nova track Festival.
On Oct. 7, 2023, 411 concertgoers were killed and 43 attendees were taken hostage during the attack, which was followed by the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
The Nova track Festival Exhibition will open at the former FW Webb building in South Boston, at 307 Dorchester Ave., on Friday and run through Oct. 21. It originally opened in Tel Aviv before traveling to New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Miami, and Toronto.
Organizers say the exhibition conveys the “raw, lingering impact of the attack” through the presentation of artifacts from the festival, including charred vehicles, bullet-ridden bathroom stalls, abandoned merchandise stands, and scattered personal belongings.