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A view of 'Drifting With Magritte: Castles in the Air,' the Israel Museum's new exhibit offering an in-depth look at the iconic Surrealist work, through October 2022 (Courtesy Zohar Shemesh)
June 9, 2026, 1:16 am
Magritte masterpiece at Israel Museum being repaired after pinecone puncture
‘The Castle of the Pyrenees,’ which was donated to the museum in the 1980s, was damaged by a young boy who idly pierced the canvas while visiting with his family
By Jessica Steinberg
Hebrew Book Week at Tel Aviv's Sarona in 2025 (Courtesy)
June 8, 2026, 4:48 pm
Culture events called off in wake of Iranian missile attacks
Hebrew Book Week opening and inaugural Theater Award ceremony are postponed, many museums close doors
By Jessica Steinberg
Ariel Tishby, curator of the exhbition 'Fact, Faith, and Fantasy - Maps of the Holy Land from the Chinn Collection,' which opened at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in January 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
April 25, 2026, 9:11 am
As Iran tries to wipe Israel off the map, a museum charts those who first put it on
Now reopened with war on hold, Israel Museum exhibition explores maps produced from the 15th to 19th century that blended geography with biblical beliefs and contemporary politics
By Rossella Tercatin
Curator Amitai Mendelsohn, left, and artist Yudith Levin, right, at the Israel Museum for a February 26, 2026 press tour for "Yudith Levin: Break of Dawn," through July 2026 (Courtesy)
April 16, 2026, 1:50 am
Israeli artist adopts classical motifs to frame contemporary trauma in new exhibit
‘Yudith Levin: Break of Dawn’ at the Israel Museum features her work over 50 years, from her brother’s 1956 death in a military plane crash through the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities
By Jessica Steinberg
Visitors at the opening of 'As Soon as the War is Over,' at the Bible Lands Museum on February 23, 2026 (Yael Ilan)
March 22, 2026, 4:18 pm
Finding beauty in wartime, museums offer culture to those who can fit in the shelters
Cultural institutions with safe spaces are selling out of tickets to limited numbers of intrepid guests allowed in by the Home Front Command, as Iranian missiles briefly interrupt visits
By Jessica Steinberg
Esther Scroll scribed by Stellina bat Menachem in Venice, 1564. Braginsky Collection, Zurich, Switzerland. The artifact is part of the exhibition “The Girl Who Wrote” between March and September 2026. (Ardon Bar-Hama, Ra'anana/Courtesy of The Braginsky Collection, Zurich)
March 3, 2026, 3:22 pm
Her-storical documents: 2 Esther scrolls copied by female scribes celebrate Jewish resilience
The only two known ancient megillahs written by women are part of a new exhibition at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, whose opening has been postponed due to the Iran war
By Rossella Tercatin
The Israel Museum puts the long-awaited exhibit of the Isaiah Scroll away as Iran began launching missiles at Israel on February 28, 2026.(Courtesy)
March 1, 2026, 6:12 pm
Moving Isaiah: For fourth time since October 7, museums pack up artworks for safekeeping
As sirens sound throughout Israel and Iranian missiles rain down, curators and staff get to work, putting away valuable artifacts and art
By Jessica Steinberg and Rossella Tercatin
The exhibition “A Voice from the Desert - The Great Isaiah Scroll” was inaugurated at the Israel Museum on February 23, 2026. In the image, people admire the seven-meter-long scroll in a special climate-controlled room. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
February 24, 2026, 1:45 am
Great Isaiah Scroll, oldest near-complete biblical book ever found, on show in entirety for 1st time since 1968
The 2,100-year-old artifact, seven meters long, can be viewed at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; only 25 people at a time allowed into climate-controlled room
By Rossella Tercatin
A view of 'Ages of the World' by German sculptor Anselm Kiefer, donated to the museum's permanent collection and on display for the next year, through 2026 (Elie Posner/Israel Museum)
January 17, 2026, 9:42 am
Israel Museum celebrates 60 with towering art, color-drenched canvases and historical prints
Country’s most prominent cultural institution marks milestone with three new exhibits, including ‘Ages of the World,’ an Anselm Kiefer installation donated to the museum
By Jessica Steinberg
The Great Isaiah Scroll, the oldest near-complete book of the Hebrew Bible, dating back to approximately 2,200 years ago. (Giorgio Skory/Qumran Caves Publication Project)
January 3, 2026, 8:17 am
The oldest complete biblical scroll ever found was originally split in 2, scholar finds
Study comes as ‘Great Isaiah,’ a 24-foot-long text parchment found with the Dead Sea Scrolls, set to be displayed by the Israel Museum in full for the first time since 1968
By Rossella Tercatin
A capital decorated with menorahs dating to the 2nd-4th centuries CE has been uncovered in the Motza neighborhood in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on April 29, 2025. (Arkady Ostrovsky/Israel Antiquities Authority)
December 15, 2025, 2:36 pm
Festival of archaeology? Five ways to explore Hanukkah history in Jerusalem
From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate
By Rossella Tercatin
The Rockefeller Museum. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 13, 2025, 9:34 am
Jerusalem’s ‘cursed’ antiquity museum reopens its doors amid rumors it may become a hotel
The Rockefeller Archaeological Museum stores some 60,000 artifacts spanning millennia, including unique decorations from the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
By Rossella Tercatin
From 'Image Within a Human,' one of the films being screened at the Artist Film Festival, July 9-12, 2025, held in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (Credit Amir Yatziv)
July 2, 2025, 10:37 am
When artists make movies: Free screenings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Festival of artist-made short films, July 9-12, is a collaboration between Artport and Anna Ticho House
By Jessica Steinberg
A musical interlude at the Israel Museum on June 12, 2025, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the museum, hours before Israel attacked Iran. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 )
June 18, 2025, 8:52 am
Iranian missiles force museums to move valuables to safe areas
Institutions transfer works and artifacts into safekeeping, after taking similar precautions following Oct. 7 and during previous Iranian attack
By Jessica Steinberg
At 'One Night,' the Israel Museum's launch of its sixtieth year celebrations on June 12, 2025, installations, artistry and performances will fill the galleries of the museum (Courtesy)
June 6, 2025, 8:54 am
Israel Museum launches 60th year with live ‘One Night’ event
Artistry of all kinds will fill the galleries of the Jerusalem institution to mark the anniversary
By Jessica Steinberg
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