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

Jerusalem's Old City accessible for visually impaired on 'Blind Day'

“Jerusalem is the city of all people, and everybody should be able to tour the city and enjoy it in the same manner,” Nati Bialystock-Cohen said.

JUNE 7, 2019BySHAKED KARABELNICOFF
Blind day at the Tower of David Museum