Israel Museum

A temple of art, resilience, and renewal

Tanya Sirakovich, chief curator of Fine Arts at the Israel Museum, envisions the institution as a living space where past and present, people and artworks exist in constant dialogue

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By NERIA BARR
08/05/2025

Fractured visions: Reimagining Israeli art

Amitai Mendelsohn reimagines the Israeli art collection in The Swing of the Pendulum, a new permanent display at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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08/05/2025

Cats, dogs, and dung beetles: Discovering the animal world of ancient Egypt

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and Egyptian culture through hieroglyphs, gods, and amulets

By NERIA BARR
08/05/2025

Three artists, three questions: Sound, light, and glass

I turned to a multimedia artist, an installation artist, and a glass sculptor, whose artworks are currently displayed at museums, galleries, and public sites.

26/04/2025

Israel Museum honors late Jerusalem artist Joseph Hirsch

A full 23 years after a large-scale posthumous retrospective at the University of Haifa and at the Artists House in Jerusalem, Hirsch has finally been given a slot by the Israel Museum.

15/03/2025
  YONA BARTAL with Rabbi Uri Maklev.

Grapevine March 14, 2025: Anniversaries galore

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Two new shows at the Israel Museum expound on the subconscious

The “Lucid Dreams” exhibition and the Alma Mater sound, video, and light installation will run at the Israel Museum until June.

12/01/2025
 A look at the Soreq Nuclear Research Center.

Time to react: Israel Museum photography exhibits on power and tragedy

There are a couple of photography exhibitions currently on display there that run the gamut of the emotional and cerebral spectrum, and then some.

10/11/2024

Jerusalem Vibe: The conflict on Aza Street

The Rehavia neighborhood’s main traffic artery, Aza Street, is often shut down for protests, among other reasons.

16/09/2024

Fearing an Iranian attack, Israeli museums move masterpieces to storage

This move is part of a broader effort to safeguard significant cultural assets amidst rising tensions with Iran.

12/08/2024
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