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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


Ancient statue from 4th millennium BCE on display for first time

The unique life-sized “The Lord of the Desert” stone stele was discovered during the taking of inventory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

 Lord of the Desert stele now in display at the Israel Museum

Abstract fields forever at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

The comprehensive exhibition seeks to introduce the art of Jackson Pollack, Clement Greenberg, Kenneth Noland, Sam Francis and other major 20th-century painters and critics to Generation Z .

 CURATOR ADINA KAMIEN gets animated next to a large painting by Kenneth Noland.

Fields of Abstraction open to the heavens at the Israel Museum

In its first exhibition under director Denis Weil, the Israel Museum presents 24 new-to-Israel 20th century paintings.

 HANS HOFMANN’S ‘Blue Rhapsody II’ 1963.

Haifa Museum of Art opens new season today

Haifa Museum of Art's new season includes video-art works by Albanian-Italian artist Adrian Paci and a comprehensive solo exhibition by painter Anna Lukashevsky.

 THE WANDERERS’ by Adrian Paci.

Jerusalem Highlights February 11–17, 2022

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

 'FACING ANNAPURNA' by Ezra Orion.

Jerusalem highlights: Week of Dec. 31, 2021 – January 7, 2022

What's new in Israel's capital in the upcoming week

 ENJOY THE winter season with hot soup. (Illustrative)

Israel Museum appoints new director

Weil succeeds Professor Ido Bruno, who completed his tenure on November 30.

 Denis Weil, new director of the Israel Museum.

Ruth Schreiber brings Jews and Germans together through art

This is further proof of ordinary Germans’ concern for their collective history, and that their Jewish neighbors should not be forgotten.

 ‘Wall of Masks’ made of paper, reversed black and white photo copies of the original letters, now in Yad Vashem. Schreiber used her son and daughter as models for the molds of faces for her grandfather and grandmother. This grid exhibits 150 of the 200 masks she made.

This week in Jerusalem: Shabbat rumblings

A round-up of city affairs.

 ISRAELI POLICE clash with demonstrators following the death of Ahuvia Sandak last year, at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 6.

Abracadabra: Israel Museum exhibit explores Jewish magic

A new exhibition features rare artifacts, including the earliest known instance of the Shema prayer used in a Jewish amulet.

 Manuscript of practical Kabbalah. Ukraine, ca. 1740, handwritten ink on paper. From the Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv