The Museum keeps its doors open with the help of its Guardian friends:
August 29 - September 4 A. Alfred Taubman


Gallery Talks courtesy of the Morton L. and Barbara Mandel Fund

Still/Moving Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund* The Sam Weisbord Trust, Beverly Hills
Zvi Goldstein Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund* The Sam Weisbord Trust, Beverly Hills
Susan Hiller Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund* The Sam Weisbord Trust, Beverly Hills
Yinka Shonibare MBE Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund* The Sam Weisbord Trust, Beverly Hills
Drawing Questions Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund* The Sam Weisbord Trust, Beverly Hills
Breaking Ground Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund* The Sam Weisbord Trust, Beverly Hills
Looking In, Looking Out Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund*
From Goya to Gaugin Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund* The Sam Weisbord Trust, Beverly Hills
Isaac Julien Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund* The Sam Weisbord Trust, Beverly Hills
Women's Tales Ticho House Fund

*Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund: Ruth and Leon Davidoff, Mexico City and New York, Hanno D. Mott, New York, The Nash Family Foundation, New York

www.imj.org.il

Dear Visitors:

On July 26, we inaugurated the Museum's renewed campus, following three years of total transformation. Designed by James Carpenter Design Associates, New York, and Efrat-Kowalsky Architects, Tel Aviv, our renewal project features new entry and visitor services; expanded and reorganized collection and exhibition galleries; and a comprehensive reinstallation of our encyclopedic holdings in all three of our curatorial wings-Archaeology, Jewish Art and Life, and the Fine Arts.

Watching this momentous undertaking-the most extensive since the opening of the Museum in 1965-come to fruition has been nothing less than gratifying for all of us, and its success is a tribute to the commitment and energy of the entire Museum community. We thank you, our public, for your patience and support throughout our time of renewal, and we now look forward to welcoming you in the months and years ahead to our beautifully renewed campus and to a full and rich program of exhibitions, special events, and activities.

James S. Snyder
Anne and Jerome Fisher Director

 

           Visiting

 

The Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book are open: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10 am - 5 pm;
Tue 4 - 9pm; Fri and holiday eves 10 am - 2 pm; Sat and holidays 10 am - 5 pm

Special Holiday Hours:

Rosh Hashanah
September 8, 10 10 am - 2 pm; September 9 10 am - 5 pm
Yom Kippur September 17-18 closed
Sukkot
September 22 Sukkot 10 am - 2 pm
September 23 Sukkot 10 am - 5 pm
September 24 10 am - 2 pm
September 25 10 am - 5 pm
September 26 10 am - 5 pm
September 27 10 am - 5 pm
September 28 10 am - 9 pm
September 29 Hoshanna Raba 10 am - 2 pm Free entrance in memory of Bertha K. Green
September 30 Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah 10 am - 5 pm
September 23-30 Free entrance for children through age 17 (except for workshops and performances) during the Sukkot holidays courtesy of Ernst and Jacqueline Weil, Stiftung, Zürich

Free entrance for children (under 18 and excluding groups) every Tuesday and Saturday courtesy of Canadian Friends of the Israel Museum and the David and Inez Myers Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Free entrance for soldiers doing compulsory military service and for those doing National Service courtesy of Bank Hapoalim

Sukkot Shuttle

A shuttle will take visitors from the Kiryat Haleom Parking Lot (10 Yitzhak Rabin Boulevard) to the Israel Museum and back, during the Sukkot holidays:

Fri September 24 10 am - 2pm

Sun, Mon September 26-27 10 am - 5 pm

Tues September 28 10 am - 9 pm

Wed September 29 10 am - 2 pm

Daily parking in the Haleom Lot costs NIS 20

Please note: There will be no guided tours during Rosh Hashanah September 8-9; Yom Kippur September 17-18; and the Sukkot holidays September 23-30

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
POB 71117, Jerusalem 91710
Tel. (02) 670-8811
Fax (02) 677-1332

Buses: 9, 9a, 17, 24, 24a

Guided Tours in English, meet at the Upper Information Desk in the main building unless otherwise stated

Archaeology: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 11 am; Tues 4:30 pm
Shrine of the Book Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 2 pm [ Meet in the Shrine Entrance Hall]
Jerusalem Model: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10:30 [ Meet in the Entrance Pavilion]
Jewish Art and Life: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 12 noon; Fri 11 am
Synagogues: Sun, Thurs 1 pm
Israeli Art: Mon 1 pm, Modern Art Wed 1 pm; Art HighlightsTues 5:30 pm
Highlights: Sat 11 am

Guided tours in French - Mon 11 am; Guided tours in Spanish - Thurs 11 am;
Meet in the Upper Information Desk

Guided group tours: To arrange guided tours in various languages for private groups, organizations, and delegations, call 670-8884; for adult education centers, institutions of higher learning, and school groups,
call 670-8805.

Please note: There will be no guided tours during Rosh Hashanah September 8-9; Yom Kippur September 17-18; and the Sukkot holidays September 23-30

 

Wheelchairs are available at the Entrance Pavillion. Please inquire at the Information Desk for details.

Audio guide in selected languages available free of charge in the Entrance Pavilion
Audio guide is suitable for the hearing impaired
   
Coat check services and folding chairs are available in the Youth Wing. Please inquire at the Information Desk for details.

Programs are in Hebrew unless otherwise indicated.

  Today's guided tours

 

Breaking Ground: Pioneers of Biblical Archaeology

This exhibition is a tribute to the first scholars who excavated the Holy Land in the 19th century. They were the first to photograph, draw, and document their work in the field and, in doing so, laid the foundations for modern archaeological research in this region. Photographs, personal objects, drawings, and excavated finds on display show the life and work of the Palestine Exploration Fund envoys and of the three figures considered to be the forefathers of archaeology: Felicien de Saulcy of France, Sir Flinders Petrie of Great Britain, and Conrad Schick of Germany.

In the Temporary Exhibition Gallery, Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology Wing

 

A Rare Gift: The Noel and Harriette Levine Collection of Photographs

In 2008, the Museum received as a gift the collection of photographs of Noel, and Harriette Levine, who are among the early collectors to have recognized the promise of photography as a major art form. Assembled with an impeccable visual and aesthetic logic guided by a highly developed sense of beauty and a quest for perfection, it eventually became one of the world's most significant collections of photographs. This eclectic yet focused collection has never before been exhibited in its entirety.

In the Robert and Rena (Fisch) Lewin Gallery, Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Gallery, Edmond and Lily Safra Fine Arts Wing

Gallery talk (in Hebrew) Tues September 21 7 pm with exhibition curator Nissan Perez; No extra charge; Meet in the exhibition

Artists' Choices: Zvi Goldstein, Susan Hiller, Yinka Shonibare MBE

Celebrating the completion of the Israel Museum's renewed campus, three special exhibitions curated by renowned contemporary artists and drawn from the Museum's encyclopedic collections offer a fresh look at its treasures in archaeology, the fine arts, and Jewish art and life. Unique in its scope and character, the project showcases masterpieces from the Museum's holdings and presents dialogues between the collections and the artists themselves, each of whom is also represented in the Museum's contemporary art collection.

In the Bella and Harry Wexner Gallery

Zvi Goldstein: Haunted by Objects

The artist brings together over 400 objects-ranging from masterpieces from the collection to everyday objects from the Museum's offices and storerooms-in a dense, floor-to-ceiling installation. Interspersed within this Wunderkabinet-like display are 62 short text-poems from Goldstein's book, Room #205, written following an experience he had hovering between daydream and hallucination. Raising questions about museology and contemporary curatorship, the exhibition features prehistoric goddesses, African masks, and Judaica artifacts side-by-side with Dada readymades and photographs by such artists as Marcel Duchamp, Manuel Alvarez Bravo and Andre Kertesz.

In the Bella and Harry Wexner Gallery

Susan Hiller: A Work in Progress

Drawing mainly from the Museum's holdings in modern and contemporary art, American-born, London-based artist Susan Hiller has assembled works linked by a web of associative threads that combine to form a rich personal tapestry. Running through the exhibition are such themes as fragmentation, mortality, memory, text, flowers, and the color red. Placing the works in the artist's personal contexts transforms the space into a kind of installation which is the exhibition itself, and draws the visitor into Hiller's labor of imparting new meanings to the works, making us part of her "work in progress."

In the Bella and Harry Wexner Gallery

Yinka Shonibare MBE: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water

Raised in Nigeria but born and based in London, Shonibare MBE has chosen over 200 works from the Museum's collections to examine the ways in which cultures influence one another. Grouped according to the four archetypal elements, the objects are linked by associative relationships as well as by the artist's signature focus on cultural hybrids. Four life-size Victorian-era figures, created especially for the exhibition, personify the four elements and reflect the artist's emblematic use of bright, so-called "African" batik fabrics. The resulting installation, juxtaposing objects from the Museum's wide breadth of holdings-from Prehistory to Contemporary Art via Judaica, Islam, and Design-creates surprising and sometimes humoristic encounters between different cultures, epochs, and realms.

In the Bella and Harry Wexner Gallery

Gallery talk (in Hebrew) Tues September 14 7 pm with exhibition co-curator Talia Amar; No extra charge; Meet in the exhibition

             Schiele, Seated Nude, 1918

Drawing Questions

Drawing has an intimacy and immediacy found nowhere else in the fine arts. It is the most direct connection to the artist's thought and work processes - to the miracle of artistic creativity. This exhibition presents drawings from the Museum's collection spanning a broad range of periods and places, and includes works by Paul Klee, Aviva Uri, Avigdor Arikha, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, displayed according to such themes as Collage, Second Thoughts, Preparatory Drawings, and the Boundaries of Drawing. Other than that, they are neither classified nor interpreted: you are invited to experience them without verbal intervention and to see for yourself what questions they raise. An interactive program at the end of the exhibition offers the opportunity for further exploration and for some possible answers to drawing's questions.

In the Robert and Rena (Fisch) Lewin Gallery, Hildegard and Simon Rothschild Foundation Gallery, Edmond and Lily Safra Fine Arts Wing

Still/Moving

Featuring 26 works by Carlos Amorales, Olafur Eliasson, Mona Hatoum, Ori Gersht, Aernout Mik, and Bill Viola, among others, Still/Moving showcases the breadth and depth of the Israel Museum's contemporary holdings, as well as its dynamic growth: more than one-third of the works are new acquisitions, and half are displayed here for the first time. The exhibition explores the use of slow and meditative movement in a range of mediums, including installation, video, and photography, and the ways in which movement can modify our perception of space and our experience of individual works of art.

In the Nathan Cummings Building for Modern and Contemporary Art

              Wall Painting, Abbey of St. Mary of the Valleyof Jehosephat, Gath Semane, Jerusalem, 12th Century

From Goya to Gauguin: A Loan from a Private Collection - Closing Saturday, October 2nd

On loan from a second generation of benefectors from the US, this group of fifteen drawings by important 19th-century artists includes works by the classicist artists J. A. D. Ingres and Theodore Chasseriau, study sheets by Paul Gauguin and Theodore Gericault, drawings by Francisco Goya connected to his series of etchings, a drawing by the French author and painter Victor Hugo, a watercolor landscape by Paul Cezanne, and drawings by Honore Daumier, Antoine-Louis Barye, Eugene Delacroix, and Adolph Menzel

In the Carlo and Gianna Schapira 18th-Century Italian Art Pavilion

Isaac Julien: Western Union, Small Boats, 2007

A new acquisition of Isaac Julien's poetic film installation, which conjures the experience of North Africans attempting to escape war and famine by crossing the Mediterranean Sea. In the artist's words, "Many people who seek a better life on their way to Sicily end up having that better life in heaven... They are fallen angels in Walter Benjamin's sense."

In the Focus Gallery

Meijer Jacob de Haan: Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress, 1873

This exquisite painting was executed by Meijer Jacob de Haan, a Jewish Dutch artist connected to the circles of Gauguin and van Gogh. The painting, which bears the influence of 17th-century Dutch art, was sold after World War II by the family of the artist to its
current owner, and is now on loan at the Museum.

In the Lotte and Walter Floersheimer Pavilion for Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art

An enlightening journey through another era awaits you at the renewed Shrine of the Book complex. Explore the Model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period; experience the spirit of the time in an original film presentation; and visit the heart of the complex, the Shrine that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and unique manuscripts of the Bible. In our new Information and Study Center, you can extend your journey by taking a detailed virtual tour of the Model and Shrine or digitally browsing the Dead Sea Scrolls. A seminar room situated in the complex may be booked in advance for meetings and other events.

  About the Shrine of the Book
  Virtual Tour of the Shrine of the Book

Model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period

This 50:1 scale model, covering nearly one acre, evokes ancient Jerusalem at its peak, meticulously recreating its topography and architectural character in 66 CE, the year in which the Great Revolt against the Romans broke out, leading to the destruction of the Temple and the city in the year 70. The model, a Jerusalem cultural landmark, was originally built at the initiative of Holyland Hotel owner Hans Kroch in memory of his son Jacob, who fell in Israel's War of Independence, and it opened on the grounds of the hotel in 1966. In 2006 it was transferred to the Israel Museum campus, and here it offers a concrete illustration of the period documented in the Dead Sea Scrolls, when Rabbinic Judaism took shape and Christianity was born, and makes a striking visual connection to the Shrine of the Book and the symbols of modern Israeli statehood that surround it.

Guided Tours at the Jerusalem Model: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10:30 [ Meet in the Entrance Pavilion]

   Virtual Tour of the Jerusalem Model

Films: A Human Sanctuary and Rebirth

A Human Sanctuary (20 mins.) tells the story of three young men who lived in the Land of Israel at the end of the Second Temple period - their trials and tribulations, and their hopes and dreams. This feature film about the Judean Desert sect is based on information drawn from ancient texts and archaeological finds.

Rebirth (5 mins) documents the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the construction of the Shrine of the Book.

In the Dorot Auditorium; Hebrew with English subtitles and German, Spanish, French, and English simultaneous translation (earphones); A Human Sanctuary and Rebirth are screened on the hour, on weekdays (not holidays)

No extra charge; For details, call 02-633-2566

The Shrine of the Book - Upper Level

The Shrine of the Book is home to the Dead Sea Scrolls, archaeological artifacts from Qumran, and rare medieval manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible. This internationally renowned building was designed by Frederick Kiesler and Armand Bartos, who succeeded in integrating its architectural symbolism and the unique objects it houses to create a sense of the sublime. The upper level of the Shrine contains a permanent exhibition about the daily life of the Judean Desert sect and the ideology that led its members to view themselves as a human sanctuary. At the center of this display are the Dead Sea Scrolls: sectarian texts that present this ideology, together with the oldest biblical manuscripts in existence.

   About the Dead Sea Scrolls

Shrine of the Book - Lower Level
A Wandering Bible: The Aleppo Codex

The amazing story of a codex that was created in Tiberias in the 10th century, traveled to Egypt and then to Syria in the Middle Ages, and returned to Israel in the 1950s. This ancient book, the most authoritative manuscript of the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible, is displayed together with other rare biblical manuscripts and related Jewish and Islamic objects.

   About the Aleppo Codex

Guided Tours in the Shrine of the Book: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 2 pm [ Meet in the Entrance Pavilion]
Audio guide in Hebrew, English, French, Russian, Arabic, and Spanish

The Billy Rose Art Garden, designed by Isamu Noguchi as a unique blend of Zen principles, Mediterranean setting, and Western art, is considered one of the world's great sculpture gardens and has been a delight to visitors for over forty years. Works by contemporary artists are added on a regular basis, and the garden offers an experience of the major developments in modern sculpture, from the late 19th century to the present, featuring such masterpieces as Henry Moore's Vertebrae, and James Turrell's Space That Sees. Among the other artists represented are Alexander Archipenko, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, David Smith, and Mark Dion.
Catalogue

   About the Art Garden

Audio guide in Hebrew, English, Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish

              Activities in the Youth Wing for Art Education

Recycling Workshop
Where ecology meets art: come experiment with a variety of materials collected from factories.

Opening a window on recycling: In conjunction with Looking In, Looking Out; come open windows using recycled materials. Tuesdays 4-7 pm; Ages 3-9; NIS 10; For details, call 670-8963 (Telma Schultz)

Archaeological Workshop

Children and their parents are invited to learn about the various stages of an archaeological dig and its development in the Land of Israel through photographs and text, and follow the path of the artifact from discovery to display in the museum.

Open during regular Museum hours

 

          Library

Exhibition in the Youth Wing Library

Winners of the Israel Museum Ben-Yitzhak Award for the Illustration of a Children's Book, 2010

Original illustrations by the prize winners are on display in this exhibition. Ofra Amit is the gold medal recipient for her illustration of the book Wings by Maya Hanoch. The silver medalists are Orit Bergman for The Locomotive, Lena Guberman for Yirmiyahu Street, Natalie Pudalov for Gaya and Banjo Save the World, and Yirmi Pinkus for The Fisherman and the Goldfish.

   To the Youth Wing Library (Hebrew)
   To the Youth Wing Library catalogue
   To the Program of Story-Hour Program at the Library (Hebrew)

   From the Recycling Room

       Art Classes for All Ages

Look, Learn, and Love

Improve your creative skills under the guidance of artists and art educators in the inspiring environment of the renewed Museum. Topics include drawing, sculpture, photography, animation, illustration, and video art. For
children, teens, and adults, at beginners' and advanced levels. Also available, special classes fostering dialogue between secular and religious participants ("Yachad"-in collaboration with the Elul Beit Midrash) and "Bridging the Gap" for Jewish and Arab teens.

For details and registration, call 677-1303, 670-8961 See also www.imj.org.il/youthwing/chugim.

Fridays at the Museum

Culture and Art Meetings for Adults: A taste of art on Friday mornings through lectures, tours, and hands-on workshops led by experts, artists, and curators. Members of the program are invited to special lectures once a month at no extra charge. (You may register for more than one series.)

Registration has begun; 8 monthly meetings per series; Fee includes yearlong Museum membership;
For details, call 677-1373, 670-8823

Group Tours: Enrich your visit to the Museum by joining a guided tour, or make a request for a particular tour.

Selected Group Tours

What's New in the Museum? Curatorial, architectural, and design changes in the renewed Museum
It's All About Love Eros as a motivating force and leitmotif in artworks through the ages
What's New in the Past? Objects dating back millions of years, through the Israelite period and the meeting point between the three monotheistic religions

Temporary exhibitions

Take a guided tour of any of the 30+ exhibitions and special exhibits held in the Museum during the year
To arrange guided tours for groups: Tel. 6708884, Fax 6708076 (Emilia); NIS 50 per person (includes admission to Museum - regular admission is NIS 48)

Group Tours for Schools and Other Educational Institutions
For details, call Nava Shema at 670-8805; navas@imj.org.il

Group Tours for Special Education Groups
For reservations, call Timnah Shachar at 677-1379; Fax 670-8976; timnahsh@imj.org.il

Courses for Teachers (in Hebrew)

Yearly Courses 2010-2011

Tastes of Art With Yael Rubin
Meet in the Museum! Basics in art and museology
The Fun of Creating with Timna Shachar
Broaden Your Horizons with Renowned Artists with Lihi Sapir and Museum guides

Recognized by the Ministry of Education; 28 sessions; Fee includes yearlong Museum membership;
For details, contact Chaya Torjeman at chayato@imj.org.il

VIP 11- Alternative Realities: An Evening of Video Art: The best of films by young artists on a giant screen, in the unique atmosphere of the Ticho House garden (9 HaRav Kook Street).
In conjunction with Manofim- Opening of the Jerusalem Art Season; Saturday September 4 8 pm; Free of charge; Warm clothing recommended; Restaurant is open; For more information, call 670-8913

The Synagogue Route- The four reconstructed synagogues from Suriname, Cochin, Italy, and Germany;
Tuesday September 9; 7 pm; With exhibition curator Tania Coen-Uzzielli

Meet the Artist: Artists present the exhibition from their viewpoint. First meeting in the exhibition Looking In, Looking Out with artist and photographer Yuval Yairi, who will speak about his project of documenting theMuseum's campus renewal in photography; Tuesday October 19; 8 pm

Yearly Lecture Series

From Prehistoric to Contemporary Art, with Museum curators, experts, and lecturers
When Venus Met Hadrian - From Gods to Mortal Beings: This series, starting with Prehistory and ending with the Roman period, will open with a talk by Chief Curator at Large Yigal Zalmona about the renewed Museum.
From the Dark Ages to the Enlightenment Scenes of daily life in Medieval art, through the Renaissance and Baroque, up until the life of 18th-century aristocrats in Classical Europe
From Monet to Andy Warhol: Upheavals in the 20th century - the industrial revolution, world wars, and American culture of affluence - as reflected in modern art
Here and Now: Who Is Afraid of Contemporary Art? Photography, installation, and performance art: from stills through digital photography to video art in Israel and abroad.

All educational and cultural activities for the public taking place in the Museum are within the framework of
THE SANDRA ROTMAN CULTURAL PROGRAM

Honor your friends with a contribution to the Israel Museum




A personalized certificate confirming your donation towards educational and youth activities at the Museum
(for a contribution starting at IS 180) can be obtained at the office of Israeli Friends of the Israel Museum (IFIM):

To become a Friend of The Israel Museum - Click here

Join the Israeli Friends of The Israel Museum
And enjoy a host of activities and benefits, including: Free admission to the Museum; Guided tours of exhibitions after hours at no extra charge; Group viewings of private collections and museums throughout the country; Meetings with Israeli artists; Discounts to concerts and performances and in the Museum shop and Ticho House restaurant; Free calendar of events; And more...

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670- 8815, 677- 1344;

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              Deganit Stern Schocken, Brooches, 1990 Silver and silk, Collection of the designer

Anna Ticho: Works on Paper

A survey of the main subjects in Anna Ticho's work, reflecting stylistic changes over the years

9 HaRav Kook Street; Tel. (02) 624- 5068; ticho@imj.org.il
Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs; 10 am - 5 pm; Tues 10 am - 10 pm; Fri 10 am - 2 pm
(upper level open from 12:30 pm on Fridays)
The restaurant is open on Sat night after Shabbat until midnight.

Weekly Musical Events
In the "Little Jerusalem" Restaurant

Jazz, Wine, and Cheese
With the Rosh Ba'Rosh Quartet - Every Tuesday at 8:30 pm

"Ktzat Mehakol"
Gentle music played on a variety of instruments - Every Thursday at 8 pm

Light Classical Music
String Quartet - Every Saturday at 8 pm

Reservations: Tel. (02) 624- 4186

VIP 11- Alternative Realities: An Evening of Video Art: The best of films by young artists on a giant screen, in the unique atmosphere of the Ticho House garden (9 HaRav Kook Street).
In conjunction with Manofim- Opening of the Jerusalem Art Season; Saturday September 4 8 pm; Free of charge; Warm clothing recommended; Restaurant is open; For more information, call 670-8913

Art Library

Open: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs; 11 am - 6 pm; Tues 2- 6 pm; Fri 10 am - noon

Thousands of artifacts arranged in chronological order, ranging from prehistoric times to the Ottoman period, including a 9,000- year-old statue from Jericho, gold jewelry from the Bronze Age, and much more. The story of the Rockefeller Museum is told in a richly illustrated booklet, published in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.

High Holiday Hours

Open Rosh Hashana, Thurs, September 9 (until 3 pm, as usual)
Closed Rosh Hashana, Fri, September 11
Open Saturday, September 12

Closed Yom Kippur September 17 - 18

Closed Sukkot Eve, Wed, September 22
Open Sukkot, Thurs, September 23 (until 3 pm, as usual)
Closed Friday, September 24
Open Saturday
Open as usual during intermediary days of Hol Hamoed Sukkot

Closed Hoshana Raba, Wed, September 29

   West Meets East: The Story of the Rockefeller Museum

27 Sultan Suleiman St. Tel. (02) 628- 2251 Buses 1, 2

Dear Members,

Thank you for your ongoing support during the campus renewal project. We welcome you to the renewed museum! We are in the process of issuing new membership cards; please make sure to follow the guidelines for their use.
Your membership card is personal and bears your name. Please bring it with you on your Museum visits.

Membership entitles you to:

Gallery Talks

Family Activity: Enjoy a broad range of workshops, dramatized tours of the galleries, art happenings, activity yard, story hours, and more; Ruth Youth Wing activities for Family Membership holders, discounts on workshops that cost
more than NIS 10

10% discount at the Museum shop and cafe, the Modern restaurant, and the Ticho House restaurant
On presentation of a valid membership card for friends who join you on a visit to the Museum

The Jerusalem Khan Theater
25% off yearlong membership; 50% off individual tickets; Discount available at
the theater box office on presentation of valid membership card; For details call 671- 8281

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra - IBA
20% off yearlong membership; For details call 566- 0211

Subscriptions to Eretz Aheret NIS 200 instead of NIS 240; For details call 621- 6112

Museum Members and Members of the Association of Israeli Friends of the Israel Museum (IFIM)
are invited to visit the following free of charge - For details, call 6216112


In Haifa
Haifa Museum of Art, Tikotin, Museum of Japanese Art,
The National Maritime Museum, Haifa City Museum

The Jerusalem Archaeological Park and Davidson Center / Western Wall Tunnel Tours
(Tel. 627- 7550) - 50% off the full ticket price; www.pami.co.il

The shop is open during regular hours and from 10 am on Tuesdays; Telephone 633- 2556

50% discount off a selection of posters, postcards and greeting cards
30% discount off a selection of Roman glass jewelry and replicas of the AHAVA scupture
25% discount off a selection of jewelry and artworks by Dudu Gerstein, Emanuel and other artists

Dear Members, Remember to redeem the coupons you received with your membership purchase.

To the Museum Shop

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
71117, Jerusalem 91710
Tel. +972 2 670- 8811
Buses: 9, 9a, 17, 24, 24a
Website:
www.imj.org.il

Membership Office.
Tel. 670- 8855
Email:
members@imj.org.il

IFIM Office
Tel. 670- 8815; 677- 1344 Email: learo@imj.org.il

Modern
The Museum's meat restaurant, and conference and special events center is open:
Sunday - Thursday from 11: 30 am, during Museum hours; and until the last diner is served;
Fri from 11:30 am - 3 pm;
Business meals 12 - 5 pm;
Restaurant: Tel. 02-6480862 ;
Special events: 054-7788558;
events@ modern.co.il

Youth Wing
Tel. 670- 8835
Email: youthmus@imj.org.il

Ticho House
Tel. 624-5068
Email: ticho@imj.org.il

Library
Online catalogue:
http://israelmuseum.exlibris.co.il
Email: library@imj.org.il
Tel. 670-8886

Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
Tel. 628-2251
Email: fawzii@imj.org.il

Israeli Art Information Center
Study room adjacent to the Library
By appointment only
Tel. 670- 8018
Email: artcent@imj.org.il
www.imj.org.il/israelartcenter/en

Special Events
Tel. 670- 8985
Neta Cohen-Harlev
events@imj.org.il

Dorot Foundation Dead Sea Scrolls
Information and Study Center, in
Memory of Joy Gottesman Ungerleider
Closed to the public; reopening to be announced on the Museum's website

Volunteers Organization
Office Tel. 670- 8925
volunteers@imj.org.il

Wheelchairs are available at the Entrance Pavilion. Please inquire at the Information Desk

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