The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/museums/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:42:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png museums | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/museums/ 32 32 Culture events called off in wake of Iranian missile attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/culture-events-called-off-in-wake-of-iranian-missile-attacks/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:48:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3838851 Hebrew Book Week opening and inaugural Theater Award ceremony are postponed, many museums close doors

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]]> Did this tiny Caribbean island’s Jewish community help win the US Revolutionary War? https://www.timesofisrael.com/did-this-tiny-caribbean-islands-jewish-community-help-win-the-us-revolutionary-war/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:16:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3809276 A new exhibition opens at the Weitzman Museum in Philadelphia about a small group of Sephardic merchants on Sint Eustatius and the outsized impact they had in the fight for America's freedom

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]]> ‘Creativity is the basis of Judaism’: Yaacov Agam, father of kinetic art, receives Israel Prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/creativity-is-the-basis-of-judaism-yaacov-agam-father-of-kinetic-art-receives-israel-prize/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:12:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3806243 Accepting the award in the eponymous museum he helped design ahead of Wednesday's ceremony in Jerusalem, the 97-year-old creator charms admirers -- and a ToI journalist

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]]> Against the odds, Tel Aviv Museum of Art makes world’s top 100 for visits https://www.timesofisrael.com/against-the-odds-tel-aviv-museum-of-art-makes-worlds-top-100-for-visits/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:52:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3795149 Institution is ranked 77 globally, based on number of visitors in 2025, despite being closed for many days because of security situation

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]]> With pomp and fanfare, Grand Egyptian Museum opens as ode to ancient civilization https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-pomp-and-fanfare-grand-egyptian-museum-opens-as-ode-to-ancient-civilization/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:46:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3678977 Museum, the biggest worldwide dedicated to a single civilization, will exhibit some 50,000 artifacts of pharaohs and Egyptian gods

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]]> Summer brings the Templers, Japanese crafts and an AI artist chat to life in Haifa https://www.timesofisrael.com/summer-brings-the-templers-japanese-crafts-and-an-ai-artist-chat-to-life-in-haifa/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:17:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3610444 In the northern port city, visitors can build a German Protestant sectarian's house, fold an origami crane, or compare old and new Herzls

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]]> US Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-cultural-institutions-reeling-as-trump-defunds-arts-and-humanities/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:02:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3523888 Widespread cuts are touted as cutting costs, but come two years after a Biden administration initiative described museums as a critical tool against the spread of antisemitism

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]]> With Hezbollah rockets halted, Haifa’s cultural scene experiences post-ceasefire boom https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-hezbollah-rockets-halted-haifas-cultural-scene-experiences-post-ceasefire-boom/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:33:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3454488 Long-delayed Haifa Film Festival finally marks 40th year, as Tikotin Museum celebrates iconic Japanese wave print and Haifa City Museum waxes nostalgic about Israel's homegrown car

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]]> UK Jewish philanthropist quits volunteer art work over ‘alarming rise of antisemitism” https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jewish-philanthropist-quits-volunteer-art-work-over-alarming-rise-of-antisemitism/ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:51:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429968 Candida Gertler announces move to protest 'normalization of hate' as London museum severs its ties with her amid calls to boycott her for Israel advocacy, friendship with Netanyahu

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]]> Swiss museum settles with descendants of owners of 2 possibly Nazi-looted paintings https://www.timesofisrael.com/swiss-museum-settles-with-descendants-of-owners-of-2-possibly-nazi-looted-paintings/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:40:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429289 Settlements made after probe finds 'problematic' heritage; artworks by 19th-century French Impressionists can now remain on exhibition at Museum Langmatt in Baden, near Zurich

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]]> San Francisco’s Jewish museum to take ‘sabbatical’ amid financial struggles https://www.timesofisrael.com/san-franciscos-jewish-museum-to-take-sabbatical-amid-financial-struggles/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:58:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3420036 Hit by fall in visits and donations, museum says it will lay off two-thirds of its staff and attempt a rethink and revamp

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]]> Aiming to share Palestinian art, Umm al-Fahm gallery becomes Israel’s first Arab museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/aiming-to-share-palestinian-art-umm-al-fahm-gallery-becomes-israels-first-arab-museum/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:35:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3332312 Director Said Abu Shakra frankly discusses art, his dual Israeli-Palestinian identity and family as the almost 30-year-old gallery finally gets the recognition he has dreamt of

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]]> A railway museum in Zambia offers a clue to the African country’s rich Jewish history https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-railway-museum-in-zambia-offers-a-clue-to-the-african-countrys-rich-jewish-history/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 03:17:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3311287 While almost no Jews live there today, the central African nation is still influenced by the community's historic contributions -- particularly as it expands medical infrastructure

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]]> Swiss museum takes down 5 paintings looted by Nazis as part of probe into origins https://www.timesofisrael.com/swiss-museum-takes-down-5-paintings-looted-by-nazis-as-part-of-probe-into-origins/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:46:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3315970 Foundation that owns pieces, including by van Gogh and Monet, says it is working to reach fair settlement with descendants of former owners

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]]> New exhibit aims to rectify LA Academy Museum’s omission of Hollywood’s Jewish origins https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-exhibit-aims-to-rectify-la-academy-museums-omission-of-hollywoods-jewish-origins/ Sun, 19 May 2024 01:28:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3292554 2.5 years in, museum's first permanent installation on role of Jewish immigrants in founding America's film industry is set to open Sunday after outcry at their initial exclusion

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