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The inverted runway of 'Fashion Statement; Decoding Israeli Dress' exhibit at the Israel Museum, which opened June 13, 2018 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
June 14, 2018, 9:22 pm
Israel Museum exhibit puts decades of Israeli fashion on runway
'Fashion Statements: Decoding Israeli Dress' goes beyond glamour to examine ideology and social dynamics
By Jessica Steinberg
This photo from June 4, 2018, shows a detailed figurine of a king's head on display at the Israel Museum, dating to biblical times, and found last year near Israel's northern border with Lebanon, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ilan Ben Zion)
June 9, 2018, 4:30 pm
King who? Rare sculpted head of mystery biblical ruler found in northern Israel
Is the monarch represented by the exquisitely preserved 3,000 year-old statue Ben Hadad or Hazael of Damascus, Ahab or Jehu of Israel, or Ithobaal of Tyre?
By Ilan Ben Zion
A fragile fragment of an enigmatic Dead Sea Scroll is on public display at the Israel Museum for the first time since its discovery 70 years ago, in Jerusalem, March. 20, 2018. (AP/Oded Balilty)
March 20, 2018, 9:32 pm
Enigmatic Dead Sea Scroll fragment makes rare show in Jerusalem
Israel Museum exhibits sole copy of ancient Jewish text elaborating on stories from the first book of Bible, dating back to first century BCE
By Ilan Ben Zion
Artist Zoya Cherkassky poses in front of one of her works in her solo exhibition 'Pravda' at the Israel Museum. (Eli Pozner/Israel Museum)
January 18, 2018, 8:22 am
Zoya Cherkassky paints her truth in first solo Israel Museum exhibition
Unafraid to shock and offend, Kiev-born artist uses edgy humor and crass stereotypes to portray mass post-Soviet aliya experience
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Jerusalem Jazz Festival director and trumpeter Avishai Cohen (left) at the 2015 festival (Courtesy Jerusalem Jazz Festival)
November 28, 2017, 6:13 pm
Third Jerusalem Jazz Festival bebops into town for 3 days
Local and international performers gather to perform and jam in the galleries of the Israel Museum
By Jessica Steinberg
Israel Museum staff making decisions about artwork placement in "The Museum," about the country's most well-known cultural institution (Courtesy 'The Museum')
November 15, 2017, 2:10 pm
Behind the scenes at the Israel Museum, in new documentary
'The Museum' offers a carefully curated look at what drives and directs one of Israel's greatest cultural institutions
By Jessica Steinberg
It's all in the architectural details, explains the 'Jerusalem in Detail' exhibit at the Israel Museum, and as shown in this photo of 222 Jaffa Road, where blue ceramic tiles can be seen above the second set of arched windows, and in the circles above the first floor windows (Courtesy Aviad Bar Ness)
October 26, 2017, 5:48 pm
It’s all in the details in architectural exhibit at Israel Museum
'Jerusalem in Detail' brings David Kroyanker's latest work, a four-volume treatise on the ancient city, to the museum gallery
By Jessica Steinberg
Ido Bruno, a professor of design at Bezalel, was appointed to succeed James Snyder as director at the Israel Museum (Courtesy Eli Pozner)
October 25, 2017, 10:22 pm
Israel Museum appoints new director after 18-month search
Bezalel professor Ido Bruno will assume position, succeeding James Snyder
By Jessica Steinberg
Orly Portal, one of the guest dancers appearing at 'Between Heaven and Earth,' the Ka'Et Ensemble festival taking place November 2-9, 2017 (Courtesy Tami Weiss)
October 16, 2017, 9:16 pm
A modern dance fest rooted in Jewish values
The all-male, nearly all-religious Ka'Et Ensemble brings local troupes to perform at its annual festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Efrat Assaf-Shapira shows off a Bukharan women’s coat from the Jewish clothing collection at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, September 27, 2017. (Andrew Tobin)
September 29, 2017, 6:39 am
From burkas to belts, exhibit shows how Jewish fashion was all about fitting in
Challenging the idea that communities rejected outside influences, New York museum display of Jewish clothes from past centuries reflects those who lived around them
By Andrew Tobin
August 27, 2017, 4:52 pm
Too good to be true: 8-year-old’s ‘rare coin’ not an ancient artifact
Originally thought to have been minted during the 66-70 CE Jewish Revolt, the piece is actually a worthless, kid-made souvenir from the Israel Museum's Youth Wing
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
'Faces of Power,' a temporary exhibit of the Victor A. Adda collection at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (Elie Posner)
August 21, 2017, 9:27 am
Israel Museum coin exhibit shows a daughter’s love is worth more than gold
Priceless collection of 75 gold Roman coins depicts evolution of propaganda and portraiture over 300 years
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses before the opening of his exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Thursday, June 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
June 2, 2017, 2:55 am
Resisting boycott calls in order to have ‘voice heard,’ Ai Weiwei unveils Jerusalem exhibit
As he rolls out his Israel Museum installation, politically active Chinese artist says Trump represents an old brand of hatred
By Mike Smith
Illustrator Maira Kalman putting the finishing touches on her mural at the Israel Museum's Youth Wing, part of the 'Cats and Dogs' exhibit (Courtesy Benni Maor)
June 1, 2017, 10:29 pm
American-Israeli artist goes to the dogs at the Israel Museum
Illustrator and canine lover Maira Kalman puts the final touches to a mural at the Youth Wing's 'Cats and Dogs' exhibit
By Jessica Steinberg
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and US President Donald Trump talking at the Israel Museum, May 23, 2017 (Courtesy)
May 23, 2017, 9:10 pm
Trump’s success is not being Obama, but he still really wants peace
President's visit was historic in many ways, but the lack of explicit policy statements does little to clarify how he plans to reach the ultimate deal
By Raphael Ahren
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