Divine Food
Maize, Cacao, and Maguey from Precolumbian to Contemporary Art
Unique treasures from the ancient Mesoamerican Olmec, Maya, and Aztec civilizations are unveiled in this large-scale exhibition illustrating the domestication of maize, cacao, and maguey (agave). A dazzling, full-sized reconstruction of a Maya temple dominates the exhibition, in which visitors are invited to discover a world teeming with gods, myths, and ancient rites – all of which evolved from the cultivation of these crops.
- Curator: Yvonne Fleitman
- July 2 2021 - March 26 2022
- Bella and Harry Wexner Gallery
Special Display:
The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
This display of ancient Greek artifacts related to sports and the Olympic Games could not be more timely as we follow with bated breath the games currently taking place in Tokyo
- Galit Bennett-Dahan
- July 1 2021
Picasso to Kentridge
Modern Masterpieces on Paper
The exhibition celebrates the art of drawing through 130 outstanding examples of 20th-century works on paper that underscore transformations in this intimate, versatile medium. The artists whose works are presented were motivated by a wide range of philosophies, ideologies, and aims; what they shared was a search for innovative ways to express the century’s new and radical ideas.
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Tanya Sirakovich
Associate curator: Nirit Sharon Debel
Assistant curator: Natalie Peselev Stern - July 8 2021 - December 31 2021
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Teddy’s Code
Activity Kit for the Whole Family !
Teddy Kollek, former mayor of Jerusalem and one of the founders of the Israel Museum, reaches out from the past and asks for your help. A moment before he is about to cut the ribbon to open Israel’s first national museum, he realizes that an important object is missing, and without it the museum cannot open!
Through challenges, activities, and clues found throughout the galleries, sculpture garden, and Shrine of the Book, you can help Teddy crack the code!
Don’t’ wait, hurry now!