May 23, 2017
11:44 am

Then-US president Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu examine the Dead Sea Scrolls, in the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, during Obama's visit to Israel in March 2013. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)

Trump brings spotlight to Israel Museum mired in hunt for leader

For more than a year, institution unable to fill shoes of longtime director James Snyder, who oversaw ‘a huge revolution’

By Jessica Steinberg

April 6, 2017
12:38 am

The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, one of the country's major cultural institutions, is trying to find a new director (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Israel Museum renews search for new director

Tel Aviv U’s Eran Neuman decides not to take up job, after differences of opinion on role

By Jessica Steinberg

January 10, 2017
12:23 pm

Israel Museum announces new director

Architect Eran Neuman of Tel Aviv University will succeed James Snyder following nine-month search

By Jessica Steinberg

February 29, 2016
2:19 am

Israel Museum director James Snyder (Elie Posner, Israel Museum, Jerusalem)

Director of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem steps aside

James Snyder to assume newly created position of International President for museum in 2017

By AP

December 22, 2015
7:57 am

A bronze statue of Roman Emperor Hadrian from Tel Shalem, in northern Israel, at an Israel Museum exhibit opening December 22, 2015. (Moti Tufeld)

Three surviving bronzes of Hadrian united in stunning Israel Museum exhibit

Unique collaboration with Louvre, British Museum also sees monumental Jerusalem inscription in emperor’s honor rejoined after 1,700 years

By Ilan Ben Zion

August 26, 2015
2:15 am

Israel Museum director James Snyder models the commemorative 50th anniversary Swatch watch, whose design is based on his own personal cuff links. (courtesy of James Snyder)

Has the Israel Museum gone dotty at 50? Time will tell

To design a new commemorative 50th anniversary Swatch watch, museum director James Snyder had to exhibit his personal side

By Lisa Klug

March 2, 2015
3:02 pm

Roman statue of a young god or athlete, provenance unknown, 1st century BCE–1st century CE, bronze, glass from the Belfer Collection (photo credit: © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Elie Posner)

Bronze nude stands out in new acquisition by Israel Museum

Rare statue and ‘absolutely pristine’ ancient glass among artwork to go on display in honor of institution’s jubilee

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 15, 2015
8:10 am

From 6 Artists / 6 Projects: Tamir Lichtenberg, Package Deal, 2013-2014; Mixed media, variable dimensions (Courtesy of the artist)

Israel Museum opens 50th anniversary with new series

16 exhibits will be on display to celebrate the capital’s premier cultural institution, starting in February with work from 6 acclaimed artists

By Jessica Steinberg

January 26, 2014
10:25 pm

A gallery shot from the Israel Museum exhibition, 'Orphaned Art: Looted Art from the Holocaust' (photo credit: Yossi Kolesnikov)

Restitution group withdraws claim museums illegally holding looted art, wants to help

Hashava says its announcement was wrongly worded, seeks to partner with Israeli galleries to establish provenance of Holocaust-era works

By Jessica Steinberg

October 20, 2013
2:58 am

View of the Route of Passage looking north, with Auguste Rodin’s Pierre de Wiessant, Large Model on the right (photo credit: Tim Hursley/Israel Museum)

An Israel Museum architect finally sees the light

Davidson Norris, visiting Jerusalem with the Foundation for Jewish Culture, views his naturally lit, underground ‘Route of Passage’ hallway for the first time

By Jessica Steinberg

September 18, 2013
12:12 am

Israel Museum Curator Shlomit Steinberg, Italy-Israel Foundation for Culture director Simonetta Della Seta, Italian ambassador Francesco Maria Talo and Israel Museum director James Snyder in front of Sandro Botticelli's 'Annunciation' (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Journey safely completed, Botticelli fresco unveiled at Israel Museum

15th Century masterpiece arrives in Jerusalem for a stay of four months; unprecedented showing was never in doubt, says director James Snyder

By Jessica Steinberg

September 16, 2013
9:10 am

Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala, 1481, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy (photo credit: Wikipedia Commons)

After nixing deal, Italy back to loaning Botticelli to Israel

‘The Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala’ to go on show in Jerusalem Tuesday, after Rome originally canceled loan over Syria fears

By AP and Times of Israel staff

May 28, 2013
2:26 pm

A manuscript from the Dead Sea Scrolls collection on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on September 26, 2011 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

News of Dead Sea Scrolls for sale highlights complex legal status

Israel might want the treasured fragments, but there is no obvious legal barrier to selling them on the private antiquities market, officials say

By Matti Friedman

April 30, 2013
9:45 pm

A museum worker looks at the 'Gabriel Stone' as it is displayed at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

Jerusalem unveils mysterious Hebrew tablet

The ‘Gabriel Stone’ is the most important Israeli inscription found in the area since the Dead Sea Scrolls, scholars say

By Daniel Estrin

February 5, 2013
3:24 am

Reconstructing pillars from the theater and mausoleum at Herodium (photo credit: Andrei Vainer)

Herod gets his 15 minutes

A behind-the-scenes look at the Israel Museum’s massive exhibit, opening Tuesday evening, on the hated Roman monarch who ruled Judea on behalf of Rome

By Jessica Steinberg

Topic: James Snyder

Trump brings spotlight to Israel Museum mired in hunt for leader

For more than a year, institution unable to fill shoes of longtime director James Snyder, who oversaw ‘a huge revolution’

Israel Museum renews search for new director

Tel Aviv U’s Eran Neuman decides not to take up job, after differences of opinion on role

Israel Museum announces new director

Architect Eran Neuman of Tel Aviv University will succeed James Snyder following nine-month search

Director of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem steps aside

James Snyder to assume newly created position of International President for museum in 2017

Three surviving bronzes of Hadrian united in stunning Israel Museum exhibit

Unique collaboration with Louvre, British Museum also sees monumental Jerusalem inscription in emperor’s honor rejoined after 1,700 years

Has the Israel Museum gone dotty at 50? Time will tell

To design a new commemorative 50th anniversary Swatch watch, museum director James Snyder had to exhibit his personal side

Bronze nude stands out in new acquisition by Israel Museum

Rare statue and ‘absolutely pristine’ ancient glass among artwork to go on display in honor of institution’s jubilee

Israel Museum opens 50th anniversary with new series

16 exhibits will be on display to celebrate the capital’s premier cultural institution, starting in February with work from 6 acclaimed artists

Restitution group withdraws claim museums illegally holding looted art, wants to help

Hashava says its announcement was wrongly worded, seeks to partner with Israeli galleries to establish provenance of Holocaust-era works

An Israel Museum architect finally sees the light

Davidson Norris, visiting Jerusalem with the Foundation for Jewish Culture, views his naturally lit, underground ‘Route of Passage’ hallway for the first time

Journey safely completed, Botticelli fresco unveiled at Israel Museum

15th Century masterpiece arrives in Jerusalem for a stay of four months; unprecedented showing was never in doubt, says director James Snyder

After nixing deal, Italy back to loaning Botticelli to Israel

‘The Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala’ to go on show in Jerusalem Tuesday, after Rome originally canceled loan over Syria fears

News of Dead Sea Scrolls for sale highlights complex legal status

Israel might want the treasured fragments, but there is no obvious legal barrier to selling them on the private antiquities market, officials say

Jerusalem unveils mysterious Hebrew tablet

The ‘Gabriel Stone’ is the most important Israeli inscription found in the area since the Dead Sea Scrolls, scholars say

Herod gets his 15 minutes

A behind-the-scenes look at the Israel Museum’s massive exhibit, opening Tuesday evening, on the hated Roman monarch who ruled Judea on behalf of Rome

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