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Bible Lands Museum

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
Bible Lands Museum director Risa Levitt shows 'Kuma,' the illustrated scroll made by Eitan Rosenzweig, a soldier killed on November 22, 2023, in battle in Gaza, currently on exhibit in the Jerusalem museum through Summer 2025 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
March 18, 2025, 4:53 pm
Historical imagery, magical letters capture the imagination in Bible Lands exhibits
Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum extends its archeological focus with two new exhibits, one connected to October 7 and the other to the Hebrew alphabet
By Jessica Steinberg
Contemporary artworks share space with ancient artifacts in Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem exhibit 'Splinter from the Storm,' which opened February 2 and closes April 30, 2024 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
March 9, 2024, 7:14 am
Tucked among archaeological artifacts, new pieces show artists’ reactions to October 7
Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum puts contemporary art next to ancient objects, filling spaces left empty in galleries as treasures were hastily moved to safe spaces amid war
By Jessica Steinberg
Kids can partake in a variety of interactive projects at the Bible Lands Museum's 'Early Birds' exhibit. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
August 28, 2021, 8:54 am
Flock to Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum for this family-friendly bird exhibit
See how ancient avians were feared, revered, or just part of everyday life in cultures around the world, plus kids can enjoy an interactive play area with costumes and games
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Anyone with Purim costumes echoing days of yore is invited to Jerusalem's Old City walls for a selfie and tag #ITravelJerusalem (Courtesy I Travel Jerusalem)
February 24, 2021, 3:12 pm
No parties or parades, but other possibilities remain for Purim
Masks and the Book of Esther have pride of place in a weekend of revelry under the shadow of the virus
By Jessica Steinberg
Kites will fly at the Israel Museum's annual Kite Festival, held this year on September 25, 2018 (Courtesy Benny Maor)
September 24, 2018, 8:14 am
When a hut’s your home, Israel offers an abundance of fun activities
The Feast of Tabernacles brings a cornucopia of holiday events for those ready to venture out of their sukkah
By Jessica Steinberg
Woolen fleeces dyed in different colors with dye extracted from Murex trunculus snails (courtesy of Ptil Tekhelet/Moshe Caine)
May 28, 2018, 12:11 pm
Linking ancient snails to an Israeli flag in space, a common thread
The elusive dye used to create the biblical blue, ‘techelet,’ in the Ancient Near East is spotlighted in a new Bible Lands Museum exhibit, ‘Out of the Blue’
By Marissa Newman
Kids can be Samson bringing down the walls at Courageous Pages, the play area at the new Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC (Ron Kampeas)
November 17, 2017, 11:41 pm
Judaism is the star at a Bible museum built by Hobby Lobby
Newest DC institution celebrates Jewish origins; Israel’s ambassador to US and host of Israeli dignitaries attend opening ceremony
By Ron Kampeas
Attic red-figure column krater depicting Herakles on Mount Olympus between the Gods Greece, Classical Period, attributed to the Naples Painter, ca. 460 BCE, pottery BLMJ 4963. (Vladimir Naikhin, Bible Lands Museum)
January 26, 2017, 11:54 am
Ceramics shine light on ancient Greece, but collection’s cloudy history lurks
Rare kraters and amphorae in Borowski collection go on display at Bible Lands Museum, though some ask how items made it to Jerusalem
By Ilan Ben Zion
Ancient bronze model bull-driven cart (Photo credit: courtesy of the Jerusalem Bible Lands Museum)
May 9, 2015, 9:41 am
How did Abraham get from Mesapotamia to the Promised Land?
Solutions to this and other ancient mysteries abound at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
This undated photo provided by the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem shows tablets with cuneiform writing, one of the world's earliest scripts, on display in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Avi Noam, Bible Lands Museum)
February 12, 2015, 10:44 am
Ancient tablets in Jerusalem fuel debate on looting
2,500-year-old cuneiform artifacts from southern Iraq are earliest written evidence of the Biblical exile of the Judeans
By Daniel Estrin
A clay tablet from 572 BCE, the earliest known text documenting the Judean exile in Babylonia, now on display at the Bible Lands Museum (photo credit: Ardon Bar-Hama courtesy of The Bible Lands Museum)
February 1, 2015, 5:48 pm
‘By the rivers of Babylon’ exhibit breathes life into Judean exile
Never-before-showcased clay tablets documenting the first diaspora go on display at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum
By Ilan Ben Zion
Is this the world's oldest prayer book? (photo credit: Ardon Bar Hama/Courtesty Green Collection)
September 19, 2014, 1:54 am
World’s ‘oldest known siddur’ unveiled in Jerusalem
Prayer book no bigger than iPhone said to be 1,200 years old, but experts wonder precisely when it was written, and if all its pages belong together
By Jessica Steinberg
An ancient prayer book is seen on display at the Bible Lands museum in Jerusalem, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
September 18, 2014, 11:17 pm
Israeli museum unveils ancient Jewish prayer book
Siddur was carbon-dated back to 9th century A.D. and is possibly the oldest Hebrew codex known to exist
By AP
The oldest Jewish prayer book, dating back to 840 AD. (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
September 14, 2014, 10:19 pm
Oldest siddur headed to Israel
1,200-year-old text, which includes Sabbath prayers and Passover Haggadah, to go on display at the Bible Lands Museum
By ToI Staff
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