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A voice of praise: Why this Haggadah puts Miriam at the center of the Exodus

An exploration of the unique visual depiction of Miriam’s song in the medieval ‘Haggadah’ from The Israel Museum, Jerusalem’s collection.

THE YAHUDA HAGGADAH, Southern Western Germany, ca. 1470-80, handwritten on parchment; brown ink, and gold and silver leaf
Kol HaOt Passover Festival.

The Passover playbook: Jerusalem activities the whole family can rally around during war

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Historic collections relocated as Israel Museum closes during war with Iran

A New Map of the Promised Holy Land,’ by Dutch father and son Justus Danckert the Elder and Cornelis Danck erts the Younger, dating to around 1700, has our coastline running west to east.

Ancient maps, scorched books, and survival art: Inside Israel Museum’s winter exhibitions


Jerusalem highlights August 25 – 31

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 CELEBRATE MUSIC from the Orient with Linet Mor Menashe.

New York’s Jewish Museum taps former Israel Museum head James Snyder as its next director

“Running a museum today is harder than it’s ever been and James’s experience is a huge asset for us at this time,” Robert Pruzan, the museum’s board chairman, told the New York Times.

 Then the director of the Israel Museum, James Snyder appears at the Rockefeller Museum during a press conference about thirty years of archaeological excavations in Ashkelon which culminated in the discovery of the first Philistine cemetery ever found in Jerusalem, Israel, July 10, 2016.

The glory of ancient feasts is being revived at the Israel Museum

Shikma Brewery to produce exclusive limited-edition beer for the exhibition, based on ancient beer produced in ancient Israel.

 NURIT GOSHEN, curator of Chalcolithic and Bronze Age archaeology at the Israel Museum and curator of The Feast exhibit poses with a set of formal Israeli Foreign Ministry dinnerware displayed at the exhibit.

Musical magic at Israel Museum

The Jerusalem Jazz Festival at the Israel Museum popped off last week.

 AMERICAN TRUMPETER Dave Douglas.

Jerusalem Jazz Festival returns to Israel Museum

The three-dayer features the likes of stellar American trumpeter Dave Douglas, vocalist Michael Mayo, as well as a cultured foursome led by German pianist Julia Hulsmann.

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Jerusalem highlights May 26 – June 1

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 CHEN ZIMBALISTA.

Jerusalem Highlights April 28-May 4

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 IMBIBE SOME adult beverages at Thinkers (Illustrative).

Jerusalem highlights April 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 A KES celebrates Sigd in Jerusalem.

Can we heal Israel's divisions by bringing high schoolers to Jerusalem?

In light of growing tensions in the country, innovative solutions are needed to help bridge the gap between the traditional religious and secular sectors. This is one such idea.

 THERE ARE children in this country for whom the first time they come to Jerusalem is during their military service.

New Israel Museum exhibit shows no-nonsense look at animal world

This expansive continuum of entertaining, eye-grabbing, emotive, endearing, shocking and moving works leaves the observer with a palpable sense of empathy, and plenty to mull over.

 ‘BLOOD RED TIGER HEAD’ by Chinese painter Yan Pei-Ming stops you in your tracks.