Israel Museum
At 60, the Israel Museum offers a new take on its accumulated treasures
Reuven Rubin’s evocative 1923 oil painting 'First Fruits' conveys something of a utopian futuristic human and bucolic scene, with Jews and Arabs enjoying a harmonious coexistence in Eretz Yisrael.
The Wine Festival at the Israel Museum celebrates its silver anniversary
How Israel safeguards archaeological treasures amid Iranian attacks
Israel's cultural institutions, theaters bounce back after Iran war
Israeli museums to open for free for International Museum Day
“On Museum Day there is a sharp rise in attendance at museums – in some places it is up to 40%. That is good for us all, for revenues,"chairwoman of Israel ICOM says.
A poetic lens on Israel’s past
The exhibition Chris Marker: The Lost Photographs of Israel at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, showcases previously unseen photographs of Israel in 1960.
Israel Museum Jerusalem: Guarding the past, shaping the future - interview
Suzanne Landau, director of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, reflects on the institution’s past, present, and future.
A temple of art, resilience, and renewal
Tanya Sirakovich, chief curator of Fine Arts at the Israel Museum, envisions the institution as a living space where past and present, people and artworks exist in constant dialogue
Fractured visions: Reimagining Israeli art
Amitai Mendelsohn reimagines the Israeli art collection in The Swing of the Pendulum, a new permanent display at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Cats, dogs, and dung beetles: Discovering the animal world of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and Egyptian culture through hieroglyphs, gods, and amulets
Three artists, three questions: Sound, light, and glass
I turned to a multimedia artist, an installation artist, and a glass sculptor, whose artworks are currently displayed at museums, galleries, and public sites.
Israel Museum honors late Jerusalem artist Joseph Hirsch
A full 23 years after a large-scale posthumous retrospective at the University of Haifa and at the Artists House in Jerusalem, Hirsch has finally been given a slot by the Israel Museum.
Grapevine March 14, 2025: Anniversaries galore
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Two new shows at the Israel Museum expound on the subconscious
The “Lucid Dreams” exhibition and the Alma Mater sound, video, and light installation will run at the Israel Museum until June.
Time to react: Israel Museum photography exhibits on power and tragedy
There are a couple of photography exhibitions currently on display there that run the gamut of the emotional and cerebral spectrum, and then some.
