The Museum keeps its doors open with the help of its Guardian friends:


January 31 - February 6 Huti and Jay Pomrenze
February 14-20 The Leon Levy Foundation
February 28-March 6 Rita and Fred Richman

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

Video Drawing Donors to the 2009 Exhibition Fund
The Nuremberg Mahzor Donors to the 2009 Exhibition Fund:
Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond J. Learsy, Aspen, Colorado
Ruth and Leon Davidoff, Mexico City and New York
Hanno D. Mott, New York
The Nash Family Foundation, New York

The Song of the Sea Donors to the 2010 Exhibition Fund:
Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond J. Learsy, Aspen, Colorado
Hanno D. Mott, New York
The Nash Family Foundation, New York

www.imj.org.il

Dear Visitors:

Excitement is in the air at the Israel Museum, as we near completion of our major campus renewal project and look forward to our public opening in July 2010. Designed jointly by James Carpenter Design Associates and Efrat-Kowalsky Architects, our renewed campus features new public spaces, facilities, and services; expanded and reorganized exhibition galleries; and a comprehensive reinstallation and reorganization of our encyclopedic holdings in our three collection wings.

As the project enters into its final phase and our permanent galleries remain closed, we invite you to participate in our continuing programs in the Shrine of the Book, Model of Second Temple Period Jerusalem, and Ruth Youth Wing, and to enjoy the beauty of the Billy Rose Art Garden. We wish you a pleasurable visit, and we urge you to return this summer to experience the new and renewed beauty of our completed campus and our full program of exhibitions and activities.

James S. Snyder
Anne and Jerome Fisher Director

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           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

Purim in the Museum February 28, March 1 (More information in Hebrew...)
Monday March 1 Free entrance for children except for workshops and performances courtesy of Malcolm Thomson, New York

Free entrance for children aged under 18, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, courtesy of the 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 the Israeli Friends of the Israel Museum (IFIM)

Guided Tours in English
Meet in the Entrance Pavilion (unless otherwise stated)

Shrine of the Book: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 1 pm; Tues 4:30 pm; Fri, Sat 11 am
Jerusalem Model: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 11 am
Meet in the Entrance Pavilion

For French and Spanish tours
French - Mon 11 am
Spanish - Thurs 11 am
Meet in the Entrance Pavilion

Guided group tours: To arrange guided tours in various languages for private groups, organizations, and delegations, call 670-8884.

To arrange guided tours for adult education centers, institutions of higher learning, and school groups, call 670-8805.

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
  General information about guided tours

Plese Note: Due to the progress of campus construction, only the Shrine of the Book Complex is wheelchair accessible. We apologize for this temporary inconvenience.

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

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

Audio guide in selected languages available free of charge in the Entrance Pavilion Audio guide
is suitable for the hearing impaired
         

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

Special Exhibit

From February 26

Piecing Together the Past - Ancient Fragments of the Song of the Sea
The Bible, the cornerstone of the People of the Book, was copied by scribes, interpreted by sages, and studied by generations of Jews from all walks of life. The nation’s respect for the Book of Books was also demonstrated by its desire to keep the manuscripts physically intact. This was not always possible, however, due to the hardships they experienced. Very few Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible have come down to us from the "Silent Period" – between the 2nd century, when the last of the Dead Sea Scrolls were written, and the 10th century, when the Aleppo Codex was produced. The discovery of a biblical manuscript, particularly one that served in synagogue services during the "Silent Period," is therefore a rare occasion. Two such fragments of the book of Exodus, originating in the same Torah scroll written during the 7th or 8th century – the Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript and the London Manuscript – found their way, many years later, into different collections. Here they are displayed together for the first time, alongside a fragment of the book of Exodus from the late 1st century BCE, discovered in Qumran, and another fragment of Exodus dating to the 10th or 11th century CE. Featuring excerpts of Exodus 15:1–19, these scrolls are among the earliest testimony to the Song of the Sea. The London Manuscript and the medieval fragment are on loan from Stephan Loewentheil, New York; the Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript is on permanent loan from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Shrine of the Book entrance.

Gallery Talk March 9 Tues 7 pm with exhibition co-curator Galit Bennet-Dahan (In Hebrew); No extra charge; meet in the exhibition

              The Nuremberg Mahzor, Germany 1331, Fol.340v

Special Exhibit

Until February 6

The Nuremberg Mahzor : A Medieval Masterpiece Unveiled
A complete illuminated Hebrew prayer book from the Middle Ages addressing the entire Jewish life cycle, is one of very few in existence - the Nuremberg Mahzor is on display for the first time following its restoration in the Museum's paper conservation laboratories. The massive manuscript, dating from 1331, contains the Ashkenazi yearly cycle of prayers and an unparalleled collection of liturgical poems and commentaries on the prayers. The manuscript is finely hand- written and embellished with 22 lavish panels in gold and silver leaf and precious pigments. Surviving the expulsions and wanderings of German Jewry, the manuscript was housed for centuries in the Nuremberg State Library until it was acquired as post- war restitution by publisher and businessman Salman Schocken, who realized his dream of bringing this treasure of Jewish heritage to Jerusalem. Recently the Mahzor was purchased by Dr. David Jeselsohn and Jemima Jeselsohn, who are sharing it with the Museum's public and, digitally, with scholars worldwide.

Shrine of the Book entrance

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.

   Virtual Tour of the Jerusalem Model

English guiding Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 11 am; Meet in the Entrance Pavilion;
Audio guide - available in Hebrew, English, Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish

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).
The films A Human Sanctuary and Rebirth are screened, on weekdays (not on Saturdays and holidays), on the hour.
No extra charge; for details, call 02- 6332566

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

English guiding Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 1 pm; Tues 4:30 pm, Fri, Sat 11 am; Meet in the Entrance Pavilion
Audio guide in Hebrew, Audio guide English, Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish
Audio play Available in the Entrance Pavilion

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

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.

catalog available

   About the Art Garden

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

From February 26

Piecing Together the Past - Ancient Fragments of the Song of the Sea
The Bible, the cornerstone of the People of the Book, was copied by scribes, interpreted by sages, and studied by generations of Jews from all walks of life. The nation’s respect for the Book of Books was also demonstrated by its desire to keep the manuscripts physically intact. This was not always possible, however, due to the hardships they experienced. Very few Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible have come down to us from the "Silent Period" – between the 2nd century, when the last of the Dead Sea Scrolls were written, and the 10th century, when the Aleppo Codex was produced. The discovery of a biblical manuscript, particularly one that served in synagogue services during the "Silent Period," is therefore a rare occasion. Two such fragments of the book of Exodus, originating in the same Torah scroll written during the 7th or 8th century – the Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript and the London Manuscript – found their way, many years later, into different collections. Here they are displayed together for the first time, alongside a fragment of the book of Exodus from the late 1st century BCE, discovered in Qumran, and another fragment of Exodus dating to the 10th or 11th century CE. Featuring excerpts of Exodus 15:1–19, these scrolls are among the earliest testimony to the Song of the Sea. The London Manuscript and the medieval fragment are on loan from Stephan Loewentheil, New York; the Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript is on permanent loan from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Shrine of the Book entrance

Gallery Talk March 9 Tues 7 pm with exhibition co-curator Galit Bennet-Dahan (In Hebrew); No extra charge; meet in the exhibition

Video Drawing

Until February 12

Drawing is an immediate, primary, and intimate medium. Video, on the other hand,is devoid of materiality and texture a mechanical reproduction intended for a mass audience. In this exhibition, the two contrasting forms of expression are brought together in works that challenge drawing to maintain its unique characteristics, while endowing video with the added value of the artists touch. The works entail close observation of the process of drawing and the traces it leaves behind. They demonstrate the wide variety of its materials and stretch its conventional limits, thus enriching artistic creation in a fresh, and often surprising, way. Participating artists: Joshua Neustein, William Kentridge, Oscar Munoz, Katerina Seda, David Behar Perahia, Talia Keinan, Zilla Leutenegger, James Paterson, Amit Pitaru, and Maya Shan Bowden.

At the Ticho House

   To the exhibition website
   To the exhibition event

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)

Gallery Talk February 9 Tues 7 pm with exhibition curator Sivan Eran-Levian (In Hebrew); No extra charge; meet in the exhibition

The Nuremberg Mahzor: A Medieval Masterpiece Unveiled

Until February 6

A complete illuminated Hebrew prayer book from the Middle Ages addressing the entire Jewish life cycle, one of very few in existence, the Nuremberg Mahzor is on display for the first time following its restoration in the Museum's paper conservation laboratories. The massive manuscript, dating from 1331, contains the Ashkenazi yearly cycle of prayers and an unparalleled collection of liturgical poems and commentaries on the prayers. The manuscript is finely hand- written and embellished with 22 lavish panels in gold and silver leaf and precious pigments. Surviving the expulsions and wanderings of German Jewry, the manuscript was housed for centuries in the Nuremberg State Library until it was acquired as post- war restitution by publisher and businessman Salman Schocken, who realized his dream of bringing this treasure of Jewish heritage to Jerusalem. Recently the Mahzor was purchased by Dr. Davidand Jemima Jeselsohn, who are sharing it with the Museum's public and, digitally, with scholars worldwide.

Shrine of the Book Entrance

   From Sitting Low, Seeing Far: A Collaboration with the Bezalel Industrial Design Department's Dead Sea Seminar

Gallery Talk February 16 Tues 7 pm with exhibition curator Michal Mor (In Hebrew); No extra charge
Meet in the exhibition

           Special Exhibits

Matters of Eternity

An intimate display of highlights from the Museum's Archaeology Wing evokes subjects that lay at the heart of the ancient world. These important objects include: the fragment from a 9th-century BCE Aramean monument that mentions the House of David; a Roman sculpture of the goddess Kore, whose annual return from the underworld heralded the coming of spring; and a 5th-century CE mosaic floor adorned with Jewish symbols of redemption.

Youth Wing Foyer

Purim in the Museum

February 28, March 1 In conjunction with Sitting Low, Seeing Far - An exhibition based on the Bezalel Industrial Design Department's Dead Sea Seminar; Monday March 1 Free entrance for children except for workshops and performances courtesy of Malcolm Thomson, New York

Recycled Stools in Disguise
Come prepare unique stools from unusual materials : newspapers, bottles, plastic bags, etc.
10 am - 2 pm; NIS 10 per child

Legendary Stools and Chairs
Artist Michal Kerer tells stories from the library's collection..
12 noon, NIS 15, ages 4-8 in the library

Recycling Workshop


Where ecology meets art: come experiment with a variety of materials collected from factories
Tues 4 - 7 pm, NIS 10 per child; Ages 3- 9; For details, call 6708963 (Telma Schultz)

Recycle! That's the Whole Story
The Youth Wing Library and the Recycling Workshop have joined forces to organize an activity beginning with a story and culminating with art-making using recycled materials.
Please note that on these days there will be no regular Recylcing Workshop
Tuesdays 5 pm, NIS 15

February 16 In conjunction with Sitting Low, Seeing Far
Based on Ruthie Vital Gilad's book Baruch the Chair, illustrated by Dudu Geva

February 23 Based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Archaeological Tell
Children and their parents can follow the path of the artifact from discovery to display, and try their hand at digging, reconstruction, and restoration. Under the guidance of an archaeologist, they will examine authentic and reconstructed archaeological finds.

Open during regular Museum hours

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Passover Day Camp - A Five-Day Art Festival
This time featuring landscape painting, portraiture, still life, collage, and sculpture
March 21–25, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm, NIS 110 per day; IS 500
for 5 days; For details and registration, call 670-8960 or 677-1302; Registration until February 21
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Library

Open: Sun, Wed, 10 am - 2 pm Mon, Thurs 1- 5 pm Tues 4- 7 pm, Tel. 670- 8952 ywl@imj.org.il

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

Please note that the Youth Wing Library will be closed on Saturdays during February-March. Other than the special activities specified here, there will be no regular story-time on Tuesday afternoons.

Exhibitions in the Youth Wing Library

Shmuel Katz - 60 Years of Children's Book Illustration
Shmuel Katz illustrated Yigal Mosinzon's mythic Hasamba series as early as 1949; he also illustrated Leah Goldberg's beloved Flat to Let; another of Goldberg's books, What Shall I Make for Lunch?, has just been published, also featuring his illustrations; and he is still going strong. On display is a selection of Katz's works, familiar to generations of children, which were recently donated by the artist to the Israel Museum's Study Collection of Illustrated Children's Books.

Mondays in the Library

February 1, 8, 15, 22

Big Art, Little Artists
4:30 pm; NIS 25 For ages 4-6

Big Art for Bigger Artists
5:30 pm; NIS 30 For ages 7-9

Story, Art, Surprise
A series of sessions in the Youth Wing Library combining story time, art-making, and other
surprises.

Tues 5 pm; Ages 4–8 NIS 15; Preregistration at 670-8952 or at ywl@imj.org.il, Space is limited

February 2

Flat to Let
Storytelling and a special workshop with Michal Sepia, based on Shmuel Katz’s beloved illustrations, on the occasion of the exhibition in the library

Group Tours

The Israel Museum has developed a variety of programs and guided tours for groups. The tours revolve around the content of the exhibitions and are adapted to the needs of each group. The Israel Museum offers guided tours of the Model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period, the Shrine of the Book, the Sculpture Garden, and Ticho House, as well as workshops and activities for kindergartens, schools, groups (including people with special needs), and those celebrating their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Tours revolve around the content of the exhibitions and are adapted to each group.

To arrange guided tours for groups: Tel. 6708884, emilia@imj.org.il
To arrange guided tours for educators and schools: Tel. 6708805, navas@imj.org.il

Study Art in a Place of Art
Drawing, painting, computer art, sculpture, pottery, classical animation, and digital photography for beginners and experts; For details and registration, call 6771303, 6708961

For Ages 18+
Drawing Workshop: The Nude
Under the guidance of Youth Wing art teachers, try your hand at life drawing. Please bring your own materials.
(Taking photographs is not permitted.)
Wed 7- 10 pm NIS 40 per workshop 8 sessions: NIS 280 For details and registration, call 677- 1303 or 670- 8961

Quality Time for Parents During Children's Activities
Yearlong Courses for the Public
Lectures by curators and scholars dealing with the history of art and the treasures of Israeli and Jewish culture,
with Lihi Sapir and guests

Series 2: The Human Figure: From Sanctity to Profanity
February 1, 2010 - June 14, 2010
Series 1 and 2 are given in sequence
Weekly meetings; Mon 5:30 - 7 pm; NIS 800 per series; NIS 1500 for both

Series 3: The Greatest Artists
October 12, 2009 - June 9, 2010
Biweekly meetings; Wed 5:30 - 7 pm; NIS 800

For details and registration, call 6708860; Fee includes yearlong Museum membership 14 meetings per series

Yearly Courses for Teachers 2009- 2010
Recognized as encrichment courses

Frontal courses with formal evaluation - 28 sessions

Ungraded workshops (112 recognized hours)

Fridays at the Museum

A taste of art, a splash of color, and a journey to distant cultures with artists, curators, and guests

A choice of lecture series on: Galleries and museums in Jerusalem; architecture around the globe; Jewish art; art and text; art and music; mythological gods and heroes; archaeological excursions; writings from the past; drawing; painting, etc.

One Friday morning per month; 8 meetings per series; For details, call 6708823, 6771373

Join Our Ranks!
The Volunteers Organization is looking for volunteers for its Information Services (Hebrew and English required).
Please contact us on 6708925 or at volunteers@imj.org.il  (More information in Hebrew...)

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

To become a Corporate Member of The Israel Museum - Click here

670- 8815, 677- 1344;
Learo@imj.org.il

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

Lectures and Special Events Tel. 670- 8813; 670- 8960

 

Video Drawing
Until April 5

Drawing is an immediate, primary, and intimate medium. Video, on the other hand,is devoid of materiality and texture a mechanical reproduction intended for a mass audience. In this exhibition, the two contrasting forms of expression are brought together in works that challenge drawing to maintain its unique characteristics, while endowing video with the added value of the artists touch. The works entail close observation of the process of drawing and the traces it leaves behind. They demonstrate the wide variety of its materials and stretch its conventional limits, thus enriching artistic creation in a fresh, and often surprising, way. Participating artists: Joshua Neustein, William Kentridge, Oscar Munoz, Katerina Seda, David Behar Perahia, Talia Keinan, Zilla Leutenegger, James Paterson, Amit Pitaru, and Maya Shan Bowden.

   To the exhibition website
   To the exhibition event

Gallery Talk Tues 7 pm February 9 with exhibition curator Sivan Eran-Levian (in Hebrew); Free of charge
Meet in the exhibition

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.

Anna Ticho: Works on Paper
A survey of the main subjects in Anna Ticho's work reflecting stylistic changes over the years

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

Art Library

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

Fridays at 11 am; IS 45; Members, soldiers, students, and senior citizens NIS 35
www.pearl-music.co.il (052) 326- 5915

February 5
Dmitri Gurman – violin
Lachtalina Barginski – piano
Works by Stravinsky and Kreisler

February 12
Irina Berkovich – piano
Works by Haydn and Schumann

February 19
Alexander Stark – violin
Bella Steinbuck – piano
Works by Schumann and Brahms

February 26
Lubov Porchamovski – violin
Anatoly Tartakovsky – piano
Works by Mozart and Schnittke

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.

   West Meets East: The Story of Rockefeller Museum

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

Guided Tours in Hebrew and English
Get there with Shuttle Bus from the Israel Museum
Individuals (not groups): Mon and Wed (except on holidays); leaves from Israel Museum entrance at 11 am,
estimated return at 1:30 pm; limited space; advance registration required, call 670- 8811

Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10 am - 3 pm; Sat 10 am - 2 pm (in Hebrew)
English guiding Mon, Wed 11:30 am, Shuttle bus departure and return as above

Dear Members: Your Membership card is personal and bears your name. Please bring it with you on your Museum visits.

New!
Out of the Showcase
A series of lectures followed by a brief tour brings visitors together with the Shrine of the Book's treasures; manuscripts and special displays and spaces. Under the auspices of the Dorot Foundation Information and Study Center

In Hebrew; Tuesdays 5-6:30 pm; Dorot Auditorium; No extra charge; Limited seating; For registration, call 670- 8855

February 16 Mysteries of the Desert
The significance of the term desert in biblical and Second Temple period literature, as reflected in the Dead Sea Scrolls. With Ornit Levy-Amit, Bible teacher and matriculation curriculum developer

Start your week at the Israel Museum!
African and Oceanic Masterpieces from the Israel Museum’s Collection
What makes an object a masterpiece? What is its function within its native culture? What is its significance for Western art? Standards of beauty and aesthetic values in African and Oceanic art, as demonstrated by the masterpieces in the Israel Museum’s collection. With Dorit Shafir, Curator of African and Oceanic Art

Sunday February 21 6:30 pm; Meet in the Youth Wing courtyard; No extra charge; Limited seating
For registration, call 670- 8855

Special Day Trip
The Mystery of Lost Time
After 25 years, the famous Clocks exhibition returns to the Museum for Islamic Art. You are invited on a guided tour exploring the mystery of stolen time

Wednesday February 21 10 am; NIS 20 Senior citizens NIS 10 Meet at the entrance to the Museum for Islamic Art Limited space; For registration, call 670- 8855

Activities for Kids: Until the month of May, a rich and varied program of discounted activities is offered to children.
"Mondays in the Library" and Tuesday's "Recycling Workshop" for only NIS 10; Discounts available at the Youth Wing Information Desk on presentation of valid membership card

10% discount at the Museum shop and cafe, and at the Ticho House restaurant

Rockefeller Archaeological Museum - Free shuttle bus Register in advance Tel. 670- 8811

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; 30% off tickets to the concertini- marathon series; For details call 566- 0211

Subscriptions to Eretz Aheret NIS 150 instead of IS 210; 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 - On presentation of a valid membership card:

In Jerusalem
Bible Lands Museum (Tel. 561- 1066)
Museum on the Seam (Tel. 628- 1278)

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

25% discount off a selection of dishes and jewelry
30% discount off select catalogues
50% discount off a selection of posters and greeting cards


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

To the Museum Shop

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Tel. +972 2 670- 8811
Buses: 9, 9a, 17, 24, 24a
Website:
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Museum Shop and Cafe
Museum's shop and cafe are open during regular hours and on Tuesdays from 10am. The cafe is closed on Saturdays and holidays.Cafe tel.633- 2555; Shop tel. 633- 2556 shop@imj.org.il

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

Events
To reserve tickets,
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ronip@imj.org.il

Membership Office.
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Email:
members@imj.org.il

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

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