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Dear Visitors,
I write to you at the opening of what promises to be an exciting year at the
Museum. We recently inaugurated our Israeli Art Season, a celebration
of contemporary Israeli art featuring four exhibitions - Fields of Vision:
Landscapes by Israel Hershberg ; Nelly Agassi : Video Works ; Veronese Green:
Joshua Borkovsky, Paintings, 1987-2012 ; and Great Wide Open: New and
Old in the Collection - presenting Israeli art in a contemporary and historical
context with important loans and works from all of the Museum's collections.
Then, on February 13, we open Herod the Great: The King's Final Journey, our
most ambitious archaeological exhibition ever and the world's first exhibition
about King Herod and his achievements as an imperial builder, culminating
with his own monumental tomb at Herodium. And Joan Miro's Spanish Dancer:
Variations on a Theme, a "focus" exhibition showcasing two of our own
masterpieces, illuminated by related works on loan from museums worldwide,
also opens in February, joining a rich schedule of ongoing exhibitions on many
other themes.
We thank you for your continuing friendship and support and look forward to
welcoming you to the Museum in the months ahead.
James S. Snyder
Anne and Jerome Fisher Director
www.imj.org.il
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Herod the Great:
The King's Final Journey
From February 13
The first exhibition entirely dedicated to Herod the Great, Israel's greatest builder and one of the most controversial figures in Jewish history. Large reconstructions and new finds from Herod's palaces in Herodium, Jericho, and other sites are on display. Exhibited to the public for the very first time, these artifacts shed new light on the political, architectural, and aesthetic influence of Herod's rule (37-4 BCE).
Herod's tomb - discovered at Herodium after a 40-year search by the late Prof. Ehud Netzer of the Hebrew University - holds pride of place. The exhibition is held in memory of Prof. Netzer, who fell to his death in 2010 on the site of his discovery.
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Joan Miro's Spanish Dancer: Variations on a Theme
From February 27
Flamenco's sensuous arm work, articulate hand gestures, and percussive steps inspired Joan Miro to produce numerous sketches, drawings, paintings, and collages of Spanish dancers over a period of sixty
years, from 1921 to 1981. These witty and playful works are rendered in a variety of styles - from realism and cubism to surrealism and abstraction - exhibiting Miro's constant experimentation with form, medium, and technique. Miro's dancers transform the mythic, popularized image of the erotic dancer, introducing a modernist vocabulary of visual signs that express the artist's origins in an evolving personal yet universal avant-garde language.
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New in the Collection
On display in this space - devoted to the
initial presentation of artworks from the Israel
Museum's collections - are works dealing with transitions and thresholds:
from the sketch to the resulting painting, from the past to the present,
from the innocence of youth to an adult consciousness, from blurred
senses to sharpness of perception, and from vitality to an awareness of
finitude. At the heart of the exhibition is Rineke Dijkstra's video work,
Ruth Drawing Picasso, Tate Liverpool, UK, which also addresses the
notions of decipherment, interpretation, and the determination of
meaning.
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Fields of Vision: Landscapes by Israel Hershberg
The eminent realist painter Israel Hershberg takes a long, hard, and unrelenting look at his subject, be it a still life, a portrait, a nude figure, or a landscape. For years he meticulously depicted isolated objects, capturing the effects of light and of time on their mutable surfaces, leaving no detail of texture or composition untended.
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Gallery Talk: With the artist and
with exhibition curator
Amitai Mendelsohn
Tuesday, January 15 | Hebrew | 7 pm » details
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Nelly Agassi: Video Works
Artist Nelly Agassi uses her body as a platform on which she performs repetitive actions dealing with femininity, physical pain, and emotional experiences. From the beginning of her career in the mid-1990s,
Agassi's video works have documented these actions with an immediacy that resonates with the art of the 1970s, which placed the body at the forefront. Though in many of her works Agassi seems to record mundane actions, their slow, meditative repetition transforms them into powerful
rituals that expose the fragility of the body and its limitations, while conveying both lyricism and drama.
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Gallery Talk: With the artist and
with exhibition curator
Amitai Mendelsohn
Tuesday, January 8 | Hebrew | 7 pm » details
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Great Wide Open: New and Old in the Collection
Desert landscapes and seascapes are at the heart of this exhibition. Associated with ancient myths, voyages, wandering, seclusion, and contemplation, the sea and the desert have been a source of fascination for innumerable
artists since the Romantic era. Contemporary artworks, recently acquired by or gifted to the Museum, will be exhibited alongside a variety of works from the Museum's collections, including video art, drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography from the 19th century to the present.
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See event in conjunction with the exhibition
Tuesday, January 8| Hebrew | 8 pm » details
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Veronese Green
Joshua Borkovsky: Paintings, 1987-2012
This comprehensive exhibition, featuring some 60 works painted by Joshua Borkovsky over the past 25 years, encapsulates a singular creative process. Three cycles of works from the past decade - Echo and Narcissus, Vera-Icon, and Apelles' Line - stand at its core, complemented by other artworks of the same period and from the 1980s. All together they yield an integral body of work, whose every unit resonates with the others, illuminating them.
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Gallery Talk: With the artist and
with exhibition co-curator
Aya Miron
Tuesday, January 29 | Hebrew | 7 pm » details
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By the Book: 500 Years of Readers and Reading in European Art
Highlighting paintings and prints portraying readers in their study or in a landscape, the exhibition examines the significance of reading in European art. Works by such renowned
artists as Albrecht Durer, Rembrandt, Salvator
Rosa, Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, and the
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Forging Ahead: Wolpert and Gumbel, Israeli Silversmiths for the Modern Age
German-born silversmiths David Heinz Gumbel (1906-1992) and Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert (1900-1981) were among the first to adapt the modern style, characterized by clean, flowing, and functional forms, to the design of Jewish
ceremonial objects. The exhibition illuminates the untold
tale of these two visionary teachers and creators, who became pillars of modern Judaica.
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Gallery Talk: With exhibition curator Sharon Weiser-Ferguson
Wednesday, January 9, 11 am» details
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White Gold: Revealing the World's Earliest Coins
An exceptional display of the first coins ever minted, issued in western Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) from the 7th century BCE. Made of an alloy of gold and silver known as electrum or "white gold," these coins were exquisitely
fashioned. All 500 coins in the exhibition, from two private collections, are presented to the public for the very first time.
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Anna's Vienna
Anna Ticho spent her youth in Vienna, where she studied art from 1908 to 1912. This exhibition presents the material culture of the period, including furniture and
decorative housewares typical of the 19th century; paintings by Vienna Secession artists (Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele); and objects by Austrian designers Michael Thonet, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, and those associated
with the Wiener Werkstatte. Ticho's work of the same period will also be displayed.
At Ticho House
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Good Night
Until January 5
The exhibition peeks into the bedroom, exploring the different stages of sleep and the imagery associated with it, while also looking outdoors, illustrating the changes taking place at night in nature. Highlighting works of contemporary art, this exhibition for the whole family also includes activity corners and features objects from diverse times and cultures, attesting to the timelessness of the subject.
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In conjunction with "Manofim: The Annual Exhibition Season": Re: Visiting Rockefeller
A fascinating juxtaposition of contemporary Israeli art with archaeological artifacts and unique exhibition spaces.
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Frank Auerbach: Landscapes on Paper
Sixteen landscape paintings from the years 1975 to 1991 are on display in this sequel to the exhibition of portraits by the British artist Frank Auerbach. The works - most of which depict views of Camden Town, London, his place of residence - have recently been gifted to the Museum's Prints and Drawings collection.
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Wall Work III - Aya Ben Ron, Rescue
Rescue consists of a sculpture suspended in mid-air and a video work. The sculpture - a portrait of the artist as a hospital nurse strapped onto a stretcher - hangs between heaven and earth, as in a rescue mission. A doctor and an emergency medical worker appear in the video work.Their act of humanitarian relief, on the one hand, and the steel sculpture of the
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Jewish Women's Dresses from Ioannina
New in the collection! Greece, first half (?) of the 19th century. These rare dresses attest to the unique tradition of the community of Ioannina. The dresses, known to us for some 30 years, were passed down from generation to generation, and the Asseo family of Kibbutz
Afiqim has now gifted them to the Museum.
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Rescued from Fire: A Rare Remnant of the Aleppo Codex
On the day of the Aleppo Pogrom, December 1, 1947, Shmuel Sabag collected a scrap of parchment from the pages of the codex. Placed in his wallet, it served as an amulet until his last day. In 2003 his family donated this precious fragment to the Ben-Zvi
Institute, and it is now on display at the Museum in the Shrine of the Book.
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Beaded Ceremonial Art of the Ndebele
The Museum's African Art collection has recently been enriched by a generous donation of beaded Ndebele art. This special display highlights ceremonial body ornaments and initiation dolls made by Ndebele women for use in rites of passage and as status symbols.
The intricate beadwork features common motifs such as stylized flora, houses, telegraph poles, and electric light bulbs, reflecting the Ndebele woman's domestic concerns, her hopes for a good harvest, and her aspirations for an idealized home.
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Gallery Talk: With curator Dorit Shafir
Tuesday, February 5, 7 pm» details
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All educational and cultural activities for the public taking place in the Museum are within the framework of:
The Sandra Rotman Cultural Program. All programs are in Hebrew unless otherwise indicated.
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Cultural Tuesdays: Israeli Art Season Events
In conjunction with the exhibition Great Wide Open
Four Artists
Artists Liat Livni, Gilad Ratman, Gilad Efrat, and Uri Nir discuss their works on display in the exhibition - from their sources of inspiration through the creative and technical process to the finished product.
Tues
Jan 8
| 8 pm | In the exhibition | No extra charge
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Music in the Galleries
In conjunction with the exhibition
Anna's Vienna
The Sounds of Vienna
Beloved works by Vienna's greatest
composers - Mozart, Schubert, and Strauss -
performed by the Gold String Quartet
January 30 | Wed | 8 pm | NIS 55; Members NIS 45 | In the Ticho House | Space is limited;
For reservations, call 670-8913, 670-8813
Winter Noise 2013
Ticho House Hosts the Secular Yeshiva
A lecture by Avishay Wohl, director of the
Secular Yeshiva, and guests, followed by
a tour of the Havazelet district adjacent to
Ticho House. This is the first of four events,
each held in a different part of downtown
Jerusalem.
January 21 | Mon | 8 pm | Free of charge | In the Ticho House |
For details and reservations, styonatan@jerusalem.muni.il
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Gallery Talks and Meet the Artist
January 8 | Nelly Agassi: Video Works With the artist and with exhibition curator Amitai Mendelsohn | Tues 7 pm
January 9
| Forging Ahead: Wolpert and Gumbel,
Israeli Silversmiths for the Modern Age | With exhibition curator Sharon Weiser-Ferguson | Wed 11 am
January 15
| Fields of Vision: Landscapes by
Israel Hershberg With the artist and with exhibition curator Amitai Mendelsohn | Tues 7 pm
January 16
| Double Take: The Tanenbaum and Willens Photography Collections With exhibition curator Judith Caplan | Wed 11 am
January 29
| Veronese Green
Joshua Borkovsky: Paintings, 1987-2012 With the artist and with exhibition curator Aya Miron | Tues 7 pm
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A large selection of activities, guided tours, workshops, lectures, and theatrical tours adapted to various groups
To arrange tours in
Hebrew, Arabic, English, French, German, Russian, or Spanish, call Emilia at 670-8884
»further details
Resuming in the Spring! Guided Tour of Bergman House
The private home of international art collector Charlotte Bergman was built on the Museum premises in the 1970s. The International Style house boasts a view of the Valley of the Cross
and of the Knesset. With her death in 2002, she bequeathed her important collection of modern art to the Museum and instructed that the house and its contents be left untouched. On display in this magnificent residence are
original masterpieces by Picasso, Chagall, Henry Moore, and other artists, making a visit to the house a very special experience.
Tour lasts one hour; To arrange tours, call Nava Shema at 670-8805, 677-1305, » navas@imj.org.il
Group Tours for Schools and Other Educational Institutions:
Good for the Body, Good for the Soul - Healthy lifestyle workshop
From Kindergarten to Grade 12 - A variety of themes in the galleries
Tours for Art Majors
For details, call Nava Shema at 670-8805, 677-1305, » navas@imj.org.il
Tours for Special Education Groups
For details, call Timnah Shahar at 677-1379, » timnahshs@imj.org.il
Tours for Private Groups: A wide selection of programs to enrich a private event, including an overview of the Museum's treasures; thematic tours focusing on archaeology, the Bible, fine art, Jewish art and life, 100 years of Israeli art, or love; and
guided tours of temporary exhibitions and special exhibits
Tailor-Made Tours: Design a tour especially suited to your needs, together with one of our professional guides
Culture for Seniors: Enjoy a fun day at the Museum, including a guided tour, show, and coffee break.
For details, call Emilia Vid at 670-8884, » emilia@imj.org.il
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Days of Innocence: Illustrator Eva Itzkowitz and the Ofer Library
From January 25
Original illustrations to beloved children's
books, including Itzhak Schweiger-Dmi'el's
Hanna's Sabbath Dress, all produced by the
same anonymous artist, are on display in this
exhibition, revealing the unknown illustrator's
identity for the first time.
Mondays in the Illustration Library: January 7, 14, 21, 28
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Big Art for Little Artists
In this series of meetings with Michal Kerer, storytelling inspires children to create their own works of art.
Big Art for Bigger Artists
For slightly older children, who are either new or continuing in the program
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In the Illustration Library: Sun, Wed 10 am - 2 pm | Mon, Thurs 1-5 pm | Tues 4-7 pm
Closed on Election Day January 22
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Sandbox: A Joint Project with the Bezalel Industrial Design Department
From February 19
The exhibition presents selected works by industrial design students
from Bezalel, produced as part of a project that began with seminars
and visits to the Israel Museum, continued at the Dead Sea, and
concluded in the Museum's Youth Wing. Every year the department's
students spend time at the Dead Sea experimenting with traditional
techniques and local materials. The results exemplify a balance between
improvisation and rigorous planning, with a particular emphasis on the
creative process.
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Purim at the Museum
Free admission for children! February 25
Wild Street Party! Juggling, clowns, stilt walking, and characters from the Scroll of Esther, performed by members of the Nurit Katzir Youth Theater, to the sounds of a DJ… Please come in costume or create something during the following workshops:
10 am - 2 pm
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Masks and noisemakers
In the Youth Wing classrooms | February 25 Ages 6 and up | NIS 15 per workshop
Strange and hilarious hats
In the Recycling Workshop | Sun-Mon | February 24-25 | 10 am - 2 pm | Ages 4-7 | NIS 15
That's the Way It Is! Storyteller Shlomit Dvir plays with books and hats, while singing, laughing, and playing musical instruments.
In the Illustrations Library | February 25 12 noon | Ages 3-7 | NIS 20
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New!
Triple Tuesday Every Week!
Three activities in a single ticket: in the
Recycling Workshop (4-7 pm), the
Illustration Library (5 pm), and a surprise
elsewhere on the Museum campus
January 1
On One Foot Balance games | Alexander Calder's sculpture in the Art Garden | Dance-story with dancer Alit Etrog Heiman
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January 8
The Winter's Tale Wintry sculpture | A winter's tale with artist Michal Kerer | Surprise: dress warmly!
January 15
Tu bi-Shevat Is Coming Making trees in a variety of shapes and colors | Menashe Kadishman's blue trees | Mia Sahar's puppet-theatre enactment of Rinat Offer's book Hannan the Gardener
January 29
Journey to a Distant Land: JapanMaking beautiful butterflies | Dolls from the Youth Wing collection | Ruth Hof tells a Japanese Zen tale about the shoemaker who dreamed he was a butterfly
February 5
Seven in One Shot Weaving a hero's belt | What does a hero look like?
With Orna Granot | Omer the Storyteller tells the story of the seven flies and the tailor who wished to rule
4 pm | Ages 4-8 | Full Program NIS 25; Recycling Workshop or Illustration Library only NIS 15
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Recycling Workshop
Where Ecology Meets Art Come experiment with a variety of materials
collected from factories, in this enriching and
challenging environment. The theme changes
weekly (» see Triple Tuesday).
Tues 4 - 7 pm; 3-9 pm | NIS 15 | For details, call 670-8963 (Telma Schultz)
Closed on Election Day January 22
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Archaeological Tell
Children and their parents are invited to learn about the various stages of an archaeological dig.
Open during regular Museum hours. (Workbook at no extra charge)
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Birthdays at the Museum
Celebrate your child's birthday at the Museum on weekday afternoons. You provide the refreshments, we take care of all the rest!
Birthday in the Good Night Exhibition | Ages 5 - 9
| 5-7 pm | Games, giggles, and scares - and a surprise at the end.
New! Pajama party in the Good Night Exhibition | Ages 8 - 12 | 8-10 pm
| Games, workshops, nightly tours, and more
Also suitable for class parties; For reservations, call Mimi at 02-677-1302
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"Gold" Tour
A tour of the exhibitions Pure Gold at the Bible Lands Museum and White Gold at the Israel Museum, exploring the metal that has captivated the human imagination since the dawn of time and revealing the taste of the
aristocracy some 2,000 years ago, as well as presenting the first coins ever minted. All of the objects of display belong to private collections.
January 29, February 5 | Tues | 6 pm | NIS 20 | Meet at the Bible Lands Museum |
For registration, call 670-8855 |
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Neighboring Sounds
The Museum hosts a concert series performed by outstanding students from the Conservatory of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
January 25
Flute, Bassoon, and Saxophone - Works by Bach, Franz Berwald, Yehezkel Braun, Albeniz
February 15 Solo and Duet - Works by Beethoven, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, and Strauss
March 15 From Guitar and Harp Strings to the Strings of the Piano - Works by Bach, Cimarosa, Bartok, and Brahms
Fri | 12 noon | Free of charge | Space is limited
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Museum Shop
50% off selected catalogues
30% off Tu bi-Shevat platter
50% off weekly special
The shop is open during regular Museum hours, and also from 10 am on Tuesdays shop@imj.org.il » Shop online |
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Google Art Project
The Israel Museum welcomes you to the Google Art Project, making its galleries and hundreds of highlights from its permanent collection accessible online to audiences around the world. Developed in partnership with Google, the project features 520 of the most important objects in the Israel Museum's expansive collections, with high resolution images that allow viewers to examine works in exceptional detail, together with background information on objects and artists. Visitors may also explore the Museum's campus and permanent galleries virtually, using Google's Street View technology
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Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project
The Israel Museum welcomes you to the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project, allowing users to examine and explore these most ancient manuscripts from Second Temple times at a level of detail never before possible. Developed in partnership with Google, the new website gives users access to searchable, fast-loading, high-resolution images of the scrolls, as well as short explanatory videos and background information on the texts and their history.
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Visitors` Information and Services » details
Free Guided Tours in English » details
Museum Shop, Tel. 02-672-8294; shop@imj.org.il » details
Mansfeld Cafe, Tel. 02-563-6280 » details
Modern Restaurant, Tel. 02-648-0862 » details
Chic Cafe, Tel. 02-633-2555 » details
Special and Private Events, Tel. 02-670-8985, events@imj.org.il » details
IFIM Office, Tel. 02-670-8815 or 02-677-1344 | learo@imj.org.il » details
Youth Wing, Tel. 02-670-8835 | youthmus@imj.org.il » details
Membership Office, Tel. 02-670-8855 | members@imj.org.il » details
Volunteers Organization, Tel. 02-670-8925 | volunteers@imj.org.il » details
Library - Computerized catalogue:http://israelmuseum.exlibris.co.il, library@imj.org.il » details
Image Resources & Copyright Management Departmentl, +972-2-633-2575, 02-633-2576 » details
Rockefeller Archaeological Museum, Tel.02-628-2251 | fawziib@imj.org.il » details
Ticho House, Tel. 02-624-5068 | ticho@imj.org.il » details
Information and Study Centers
The Isidore and Anne Falk Information Center for Jewish Art and Life.
By appointment only, Tel. 02-677-1304 » details
Israeli Art Information Center Study room adjacent to the Library.
Tel.02-670-8018 | artcent@imj.org.il/ » details
Study Room for Prints, Drawings, and Photographs; The Arturo Schwarz Dada and Surrealist Library;
The Norman Bier Section for Maps of the Holy Land. By appointment only:
Prints and Drawings, Schwarz Library, and Bier Maps Section: Tel. 02-670-8853, 02-670-8065;
Photographs: Tel. 02-670-8843 » details
Illustration Library in the Youth Wing
Dorot Foundation Dead Sea Scrolls Information and Study Center, in Memory of Joy Gottesman Ungerleider
Closed to the public; reopening to be announced on Museum website» details
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Wheelchairs and lockers are available at the Entrance Pavilion. Coat check and folding chairs are available at the end of the Route of Passage, near the elevators. Please inquire at the Information Desk.
The Israel Museum and Shrine of the Book are open:
Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10 am - 5 pm
Tues 4-9 pm | Fri 10 am - 2 pm
Sat 10 am - 5 pm
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The Museum keeps its doors open with the help of its Guardian friends:
The Leon Levy Foundation Jan 6-12
Gallery Talks courtesy of the Morton L. and Barbara Mandel Fund
The Museum gratefully acknowledges the generosity of those who contribute to its exhibitions:
Herod the Great
The William Davidson Foundation, Detroit;
Bank Hapoalim, Tel Aviv;
The Leon Levy Foundation, New York;
The David Berg Foundation, New York;
Sarah and Avie Arenson, Caesarea;
Jacqueline Simkin, Miami,
in honor of Sarah and Avie Arenson's
50th wedding anniversary;
Karyn and Mel Lazareck, Canada,
in honor of Sarah and Avie Arenson's
50th wedding anniversary;
David and Jeannie Hendin, New York,
in memory of Ehud Netzer
Forging Ahead
Michael Jesselson, New York Donors to the 2012 Exhibition Fund*
Good Night: Donors to the 2012 Exhibition Fund*; Association of Friends of the Israel Museum in Germany; Hollandia Israel
Anna's Vienna
Ticho House Fund
Nelly Agassi; Great Wide Open; Veronese Green; By the Book Donors to the Israel Museum's 2011-2012 Exhibition Funds:*
White Gold The Thomas S. Kaplan Collection, courtesy of the Recanati-Kaplan Foundation; The Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
*Donors to the Israel Museum's 2011-2012 Exhibition Funds: Claudia Davidoff, Cambridge, MA, in memory of Ruth and Leon Davidoff, Hanno D. Mott, New York, The Nash Family Foundation, New York; Yad Hanadiv, the Rothschild Foundation in Israel
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