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Melting Point at the Museum for Islamic Art shows what jewellery can be

Melting Point brings artists together to show how jewellery evolves into storytelling, emotion, and cultural memory in a time of rupture and renewal.

‘Memento Mori’ by Adi Harush and Ben Tzur references Victorian mourning jewelry and the arc between heritage and contemporary works.
From Dorin Frankfurt’s 2015 Fashion Week ‘Zelda’ collection, inspired by the poet Zelda.

Fifty years of work, wit, local vision: Dorin Frankfurt at Ashdod Museum of Art

 SELF-PORTRAIT of Pinchas Shaar (1923-1996).

Israel's ‘palace’ of art and architecture in Ma’aleh Adumim marks 15 years

The writer with Roberto Casarotto during the interview.

Dancing for health in museums with dance activist Roberto Casarotto - interview


Passover at Dizengoff: "50 Degrees in the Shade" environmental exhibit

21 artists present large-scale installations and animation films addressing the climate crisis at the biennale, opening today (Sunday) and running until June 13.

 From the video work "Renewal"

Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities

Virtually all federal grant-making for arts and culture is in jeopardy following recent and expected cuts across government agencies.

 Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, March 16, 2024

Let my people go have fun! 48 things to do for Passover in and near Jerusalem

48 ways to celebrate Passover – Fun In Jerusalem provides the guide

 Children are seen spelunking in the Biyar Aqueduct.

Lüneburg Museum to open world's largest Immanuel Kant collection

Exhibition features Kant's personal items, including his champagne glass and a lock of hair.

 Monument of Immanuel Kant.

Dozens of museums, heritage sites to allow free entrance for Passover

Many sites that were closed throughout the war will be open in this initiative.

One of the many museums that will be open for free over Passover.

New discovery highlights Jewish scouts and identity in Syria

A rare testimony from the Alliance Israélite Universelle shows the Jewish Scout Movement in Damascus, highlighting its role in Jewish identity and culture.

 Jewish scouts in uniforms holding flags bearing the name Alliance Scouts of Damascus

Russia seizes hoard of ancient gold coins stolen from French museum

Russia is working to return the coins to France, states the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

 Flea market in Moscow.

Ukraine accuses Russian spy chief Naryshkin of theft of museum theft

Russian museum workers were involved in the theft of cultural artifacts from Crimea, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Ukrainian media reported.

 Ruined museum in the town of Trostyanets, Ukraine.

Will the British Museum present high-quality replicas of the Parthenon sculptures?

The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display while returning the originals to Athens.

 The Elgin Marbles, originally part of Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens. On display in the British Museum in Duveen Gallery. East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena.

The Met and Shanghai Museum unite for 'Recasting the Past' Chinese bronzes exhibition

Co-organized with Shanghai Museum, the exhibition features 200 works, including bronzes, paintings, ceramics, and jades, highlighting the dialogue between artifacts from different eras.

 The Met and Shanghai Museum unite for 'Recasting the Past' Chinese bronzes exhibition.