Tower of David Museum

Inside the dig that peeled back 2,000 years of Jerusalem history

In Jerusalem’s Old City, archaeologists peel back 2,000 years layer by layer, drawing a direct line to our ancient past

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
Eilat Lieber, director and chief curator of the Tower of David Museum, stands in the site of the Kishle, which is currently being excavated.
Front entrance to Jerusalem’s Rockefeller Museum, opened in 1938.

A Jerusalem gem: Rediscovering the Rockefeller Museum’s treasures in Israel's capital

New tours of the Rockefeller Museum showcase artifacts ranging from First Temple-period jewelry to Egyptian pharaohs.

|ByBEN BRESKY
Archaeologist Amit Re'em and Eilat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum stand atop the recently uncovered section of the Hasmonean wall.

Hasmonean era 'first wall' section revealed at Tower of David museum excavation - interview

Israel’s Heritage Minister, Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, called the discovery: “tangible and moving evidence of Jerusalem’s might and stature during the Hasmonean period.”

|ByMARION FISCHEL
Ivory from Megiddo

Jerusalem highlights: October 3-9

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

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Wissmann Holdings celebrated its 90th anniversary at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem

CEO of Wissmann Holdings: " The furniture factory of the family dynasty that grew up in Israel operates in partnership with a number of furniture factories all over the world."

AUGUST 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Mayor of Jerusalem, Mr. Moshe Lion, with the Wissmann brothers with

Jerusalem highlights - week of January 21-27

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

JANUARY 20, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
WORK FROM ‘Drawing on Skin’ exhibition, by Khader Oshah.

Tower of David Museum to hold four-day digital art festival

Hands up, anyone who knows what NFT stands for. How about DAO? Or what is a metaverse? How about blockchain?

DECEMBER 20, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
DIGITAL SHAMANISM by Amit Zoran

Turkish and Israeli jewelry designers collaborate to create joint contemporary exhibition

Between a Break and a Breakdown: Jewelry as a Mirror of Our Times, a joint Israeli-Turkish exhibition being held as part of the 5th Jerusalem Biennale, opened Wednesday night.

NOVEMBER 20, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
DIRECTOR AND chief curator at the Tower of David Museum Eilat Lieber, exhibit curator Ariel Lavian (center) and Rami Ozeri, founder and creative director of the Jerusalem Biennale at the Tower of David Museum.

Tower of David: Exposing the Citadel’s secrets

Imagine a few centuries ago, an Ottoman soldier as he walks along Jerusalem’s city wall. Perhaps it was a long and windy winter night, perhaps a summer day, right after dawn.

NOVEMBER 5, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
UNRAVELING ENIGMAS at the Tower of David.

Cornerstone laid in Jerusalem. Find out where

The Patrick and Lina Drahi Entrance Pavilion will open to visitors in 2022 and will be constructed of steel, stone and glass.

NOVEMBER 2, 2021ByMICHAL GALANTI
Danny Mamiran, Eilat Lieber, Angelina Drahi and Patrick Drahi

Jerusalem's archaeological secrets explored in Tower of David pavilion

The construction works to build the new structure by the Jaffa Gate have opened rare archaeological opportunities.

OCTOBER 31, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
THE TOWER of David Museum

Jerusalem highlights: September 24-30

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021ByHAGAY HACOHEN
TOWERS IN the Air at the Tower of David Museum.

Coin from 2nd Temple Mount era found during Tower of David conservation

Tyrian shekels are often mentioned in historical accounts from the Second Temple Period, but a very few have actually been found.

MARCH 29, 2021ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
The Tyre coin recently discovered at the Tower of David Museum.

This week in Jerusalem: Spread of the red

Peggy Cidor's round-up of city affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR
Work being done to renew the Tower of David.