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Can sound heal? Inside Overtones, the Israel Museum exhibition turning sound into an art form

Given that deplorable, increasingly challenging state of affairs, a visit to the Overtones: Sound and Art exhibition, curated by Talia Amar, makes solid remedial sense.

Meital Covo's 'Audio Walk' offers a contemplative curative experience for all.
"The Castle of the Pyrenees" a painting by famous Belgian artist Rene Magritte is seen on a wall as a laborer on a ladder prepares the Israel Museum of Jerusalem for a re-opening.

Belgian collector lends rare René Magritte work to Israel Museum during painting restoration

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee address a special Israeli-American Council (IAC) America 250 celebration in Israel, hosted by businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee compares America-Israel alliance to marriage that cannot afford divorce

A restorer works on a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

Thoughts on viewing the Great Isaiah Scroll - opinion


Celebrated American artist Doug Aitken takes his creations into lockdown LA

“I hope this generates discourse and allows us to talk about our experiences, our feelings and what we have been through.” Here’s hoping.

 A STILL from the chilling and compelling ‘Flag and Debris’ three-channel video work.

What jewelry did people wear 120,000 years ago? Find out at Israel Museum's prehistoric exhibit

Some 120,000 years ago people used jewelry and body decoration as a form of self-identification, much like we do now.

 Tritia gibbosula and Columbella rustica shell beads Manot Cave, Levantine Aurignacian culture, 37,000–33,000 years ago, Collection of Israel Antiquities Authority

Holocaust victim's heirs sue Israel Museum over rare medieval hagaddah

According to the lawsuit filed in state court in Manhattan last week, the haggadah rightfully belongs to the heirs of Ludwig Marum.

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‘Archeology helps us interpret the Bible and vice versa’

Curatorial officer at Museum of the Bible: "Archeology is a puzzle."

 Bet Al-ma inscription stone at the Israel Museum

Famous Siloam Inscription shows the complexity of repatriation of antiquities

A 2,700-year-old inscription was discovered in Jerusalem, a testament to the fragile circumstances of antiques.

 Photo of a replica of the Siloam inscription, March 8, 2010.

Ancient statue from 4th millennium BCE on display for first time

The unique life-sized “The Lord of the Desert” stone stele was discovered during the taking of inventory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

 Lord of the Desert stele now in display at the Israel Museum

Abstract fields forever at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

The comprehensive exhibition seeks to introduce the art of Jackson Pollack, Clement Greenberg, Kenneth Noland, Sam Francis and other major 20th-century painters and critics to Generation Z .

 CURATOR ADINA KAMIEN gets animated next to a large painting by Kenneth Noland.

Fields of Abstraction open to the heavens at the Israel Museum

In its first exhibition under director Denis Weil, the Israel Museum presents 24 new-to-Israel 20th century paintings.

 HANS HOFMANN’S ‘Blue Rhapsody II’ 1963.

Haifa Museum of Art opens new season today

Haifa Museum of Art's new season includes video-art works by Albanian-Italian artist Adrian Paci and a comprehensive solo exhibition by painter Anna Lukashevsky.

 THE WANDERERS’ by Adrian Paci.

Jerusalem Highlights February 11–17, 2022

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 'FACING ANNAPURNA' by Ezra Orion.