Tower of David Museum

Spiritual guide promotes worldwide meditation event to mark 25th anniversary of September 11 attack

Michal Lichtman, a spiritual guide who works with people on developing awareness and what she describes as their “inner light,” has proposed an international meditation to be held on Friday.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
THE IDEA for this year’s global meditation grew out of an event Michal Lichtman organized in Jerusalem last year as part of her initiative, Migdalor – Growing Light.
A rare Judean Pillar Figurine mold dating to the First Temple period found in the Tower of David, July 27, 2026.

First Temple-era figurine mold unearthed in Jerusalem's 'most significant excavation' in decades

Tower of David Museum Chief Curator Eilat Lieber said that "the discovery of the first mold for producing figurines dating to the First Temple period has generated tremendous excitement."

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
In total there were 33 participants, each representing a different Jerusalem school – religious, secular, and mixed.

How well do you know Israel’s capital? Take the Jerusalem Quiz

At the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum, middle school students from 33 Jerusalem schools put their knowledge to the test this week at the Jerusalem Quiz.

|ByPENINA HOROWITZ
Archival image of Yossi and Gavri Banai during the 1980s.

Grapevine: Commemorating Jerusalem's favorite son

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Passover pastimes: Culture, the arts, and fun abound across the country over the holiday period

Passover, the traditional spring holiday, beckons with its spread of cultural and leisure time events up and down the country for all ages.

APRIL 14, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS
‘THE HEART-SHAPED Leaf’ by Shira Geffen at the Safe Place Festival.

From fortress to welcome mat: Accessibility at the Tower of David

Elevators, ramps, and tactile exhibits now make 85% of the site accessible, a feat that required removing a vaulted medieval roof to install an elevator.

JANUARY 4, 2025BySHARON ALTSHUL
 An intern at the Tower of David tries out goggles that offer a panoramic virtual reality view of Jerusalem.

Global conference strives to make Old City accessible for people with disabilities

Tower of David Jerusalem Museum will host representatives from across the globe to discuss the challenges and solutions of making historic sites and cities accessible.

NOVEMBER 29, 2024ByAMALIA HESS
The renewed Tower of David, now accessible to all.

Jerusalem Special: History, Secrets and the King

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode E95.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Tower of David Museum revamp merges history with modern interactivity.

Grapevine October 25, 2024: With a little help from our friends

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 25, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
THE OR LAMISHPACHOT choir sings at an ICEJ gathering last Sunday at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem.

'On the Other Side': Tower of David's new exhibit by Zadok Ben-David

The exhibition comprises striking sculptures and a beautiful video installation that are spread throughout the Tower of David complex, integrating site-specific works with ones shown abroad.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByPENINA HOROWITZ
‘Innerscapes on the Move,’ 2008. On the remnants of the round eighth century tower in the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum.

We will dress up again: Oct. 7 victims model in historic fashion shoot of hope

Israel’s fashion world has risen to the challenge of how to wear the war, bear and express its pain and trauma, and armor all of us to defiantly move ahead with hope.

AUGUST 16, 2024ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
Noam Ben David is wearing Oshrat Mishel's IDF-inspired wedding gown while being photographed at The Jerusalem Post's photoshoot at the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum, on August 1, 2024.

Jerusalem's historical Kishle site hosts captivating ‘Umbilicus’ art exhibition

The Kishle, which houses a range of artifacts from various historical periods, was unearthed in an archaeological dig and uncovers thousands of years of Jerusalem's history.

JULY 20, 2024ByREBECCA SZLECHTER, RIKKI ZAGELBAUM
HANNAN ABU-HUSSEIN explores the theme of women’s voices and body acceptance.

‘The Jerusalem School’ exhibition at the Tower of David

“The Jerusalem School” duo exhibition opened at the end of March and runs through the end of the summer – with English tours starting at the Angelina Drahi Entrance Pavilion on Sundays at 1 p.m. 

APRIL 6, 2024ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
The newly opened Angelina Drahi Entrance Pavilion at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem.

Tower of David Jerusalem opens multi-level pavilion

After more than a decade of planning and three years of construction, the final part of the renewal of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum is complete.

MARCH 9, 2024ByMIKKI SHANA
The new entrance to the Tower of David Museum Jerusalem.