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Avinadav Begin unveils solo exhibition in Neve Tzedek

“I build the works because I need to. The rest is that it meets people, and I see what it does.”

A PIECE FROM Avinadav Begin’s solo exhibition at the Sheetrit & Wolf Gallery in Neve Tzedek.
Worshipers are seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tisha B'Av.

Grapevine: May it be

Yakir Bezalel honorees (from right to left), Said Abu Shakra, Ohad Naharin, Batia Ofer, Idan Ofer, and Maira Kalman.

Bezalel Academy opens new int’l hub, honors leading cultural figures

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Innovation and tradition heavily featured at Bezalel’s 2025 Graduate Exhibition


Coronavirus: Industrial design student at Bezalel designs protective mask

The mask is supposed to be a more tasteful and comfortable alternative to those masks which are built to defend one from nuclear war and other chemical-related emergencies.

Yeal Mordechay, an industrial design student at Bezalel Academy, wears the protective mask that she designed.

Koresh Gallery brings art to the people

A living and breathing street-level space beyond museum walls sparks and shares creative output.

Internationally acclaimed artist Tamar Hirschfield turns mundane office equipment into intriguingly aesthetic artifacts.

To celebrate Tu Bishvat, young Israeli artists pave the way for a greener future

Israelis use dozens of millions of plastic cups per month. The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is trying to change the culture on campus.

Stephanie Jude, Student in the Department of Ceramics and Glass Design at Bezalel Academy, smoothing the sharp glass edges using a horizontal grinding wheel at the “CupAthon” event, ahead of Tu Bishvat 2020.

Hannan Abu-Hussein hopes to bring about positive change

Is the paintbrush mightier than the pen?

(Top of the previous page and above) Two untitled works by Hannan Abu-Hussein featured at this year’s Jerusalem Biennale

OVERALL Festival allows designers, artists to explore the realm of fashion

Event creates platform for artists and designers to connect their crafts relating to the character of Jerusalem

Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem

In Jerusalem: Blood, sweat and tears

A round-up of city affairs

The exhibit in its glory at the First Station.

Between the holy and the mythology

This year’s Bezalel prize winner for photography, Barak Rubin, presents his solo show that explores the creation of myths.

‘Horn Altar’: A piece by artist Barak Rubin.

In or out

The modest dimensions of Israel’s photographic equipment also helped to pave the way to a more intimate ambiance.

Hefziba Shuali Schaz, ‘Digging Myself a Pitfall,’ 2017, performance documentation.

Israel Museum names new director

Ido Bruno will take over after Eran Neuman's very short reign.

Ido Bruno, the new director of the Israel Musem

Art from the other side

“The aspect of taking things into a different cultural context engages me.”

Feeding off artifacts: Curator Hadas Glazer (left) and Hilli Greenfeld.