#israel museum

[lionofchaeronea]

River Scene, Armand Guillaumin, 1890

[koenji]

Artist YONIL: "The Rose and the Nightingale: Earthly and Divine Love in Late Persian Art

A 10-image sequence in response to the artworks in the exhibition bearing the same name, and to memoirs describing life at the Persian court in the Qajar era (1785-1925)"

Comissioned by the Israel Museum and curated by Liza Laurie. @ yonil is their Instagram account, @yonilcom is their (inactive) Tumblr, this is his website and shop.

[secular-jew]

This 6,000 year-old copper crown from a Dead Sea cave is the world's oldest ever found. It was discovered in 1961 as part of the Nahal Mishar Hoard in a cave in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea.

Ancient crown dates back to the Copper Age between 4000–3500 BC. The crown features vultures and doors protruding from the top. The enigmatic protuberances along its rim of vultures and building façades with squarish apertures and its cylindrical shape suggest that crown played a part in burial ceremonies for people of importance at that time. Crown was made with lost wax method.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

[peacefuldwellings]

[toranosukev]

A Virtual Visit to the Aleppo Synagogue

Photos of the Aleppo Synagogue taken in 1947, and a pair of VR headsets used to view a virtual recreation of the synagogue in 3D. Visiting the Israel Museum in Jerusalem recently, it was incredible to get to visit a number of synagogues from around the world, either partially recreated within the halls of the Museum, or in the case of the Aleppo Synagogue, in an incredible VR…

[jontycrane]

West Jerusalem

The relatively newer part of the city, the development of West Jerusalem was a focus for the newly formed state of Israel. It lacks the history of the Old City but makes up for it in a number of worthwhile sights, though most take some effort to get to as they’re spread out and not always close to public transport. The Machaneh Yehudah markets are among the best I’ve been to anywhere in the…

[wisdomfish]

The Mysterious Prophecy of Isaiah 53

Exploring the ancient prophecy of Isaiah 53 is one of the most fascinating studies one can make. Some say it reveals the story of the Bible in just a few verses. As the heart of the mystery is identifying the one called "My servant."

Judaism most often identifies the suffering servant as the people of Israel who also have suffered throughout history. Those who believe Jesus was the Messiah of Israel see Isaiah 53 as predicting Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, centuries before he lived. Can both interpretations find common ground?

This documentary looks for clues in history, archaeology, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls, seen here at The Israel Museum (13:00). Weigh the findings and gain a deeper understanding of Isaiah’s prophecy of hope.

Participants include Dr. Michael Rydelnik, Dr. Walter Kaiser, Dr. Michael Brown, and Dr. Darrell Bock.

[kkoehn17]

Our Trip to the Holy Land (Part 4)

[midnightostara]

Gal Gadot is holding a screening of Israelie propaganda at the museum of tolerance.

I'm not surprise that genocide barbie is doing that.

But please listen this is very important: please don't go to protest at the museum of tolerance to protest her 47 minute propaganda film.

I know this sounds like I'm telling people what to do but this is veryimportant that we need to listen:

What she's doing is a trap.

A Zionist trap by the IDF & Israeli military to get all Arabs, Muslims, Black, non-jewish, and brown folks protesting to say what they're doing is "Antisemitic" to derail the work everyone has been doing. So that they can film protesters and claim it's a "pro-hamas" rally to manipulate people.

JVP and other Jewish organizations are planning to demonstrate outside of the museum of tolerance.

The people that should demonstrate this should be Jewish allies to the Palestinian movement, their voices are extremely important in this situation.

If you are non-white or not Jewish, please sit this one out and do not attend. Let Jewish allies go.

[i-am-aprl]

Hundreds took over the steps of the Met Museum where artists revealed a massive quilt stitching together 65 artworks in solidarity with Gaza.

The activists with Artists Against Apartheid @againstapartheid.art pledge to use their artistry to challenge the art world’s complicity in Israel’s war.

[germanpostwarmodern]

Palmach Museum of History (1998-2000) in Tel Aviv, Israel, by Zvi Hecker & Rafi Segal

[chaiaurchaandni]

israel is stealing Palestinian artifacts from the rubble of Gaza

zios/israelis: stop calling us colonizers!!

also zios/israelis: consulting the colonizer playbook every step of the way

[blueiscoool]

4-Year-Old Shatters a 3,500-Year-Old Bronze Age Jar at Museum

A 4-year-old boy accidentally smashed a Bronze Age jar at an archeological museum in Haifa, Israel.

The ancient artifact, which experts say was at least 3,500 years old, was on display without a glass case near the institution’s entrance at the time of the incident.

In a statement Haifa IsraelHaifa Israel the Hecht Museum defended its decision to present certain objects without protective glass, adding that its founder Reuben Hecht had emphasized making artifacts accessible to the public.

“The museum believes there is a special charm in experiencing an archaeological find without any obstructions,” the statement said, adding that the institution would “continue this tradition” despite the incident.

Speaking to the BBC, the child’s father said his son had “pulled the jar slightly” on a visit to the museum last Friday because he was “curious about what was inside.” The man added that he was shocked to see his son beside the broken artifact and had initially thought, “It wasn’t my child that did it.”

The boy’s parents could not be immediately reached.

The museum believes the artifact dates from between 2200 BC and 1500 BC. Predating the reigns of King David and King Solomon, who ruled the kingdom of ancient Israel and Judah in the 10th century BC, it would have been used for storing and transporting liquids like wine or olive oil.

While archaeologists have uncovered similar vessels in the past, most of them were broken or incomplete, according to the museum. The fact the displayed item was discovered intact made it an “impressive find,” the statement added.

Speaking to Israeli news outlet Ynet Tuesday, the museum’s head Inbal Rivlin invited the boy and his mother, who was also present during the incident, back to the museum for a private tour.

“The museum is not a mausoleum but a living place, open to families (and) accessible,” she told the news outlet, adding: “We are appealing to parents: Don’t be afraid. Things like this happen. We will fix (the jar) and put it back.”

By Oscar Holland.

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[aqlstar]

After the horrific video footage released, my mom wanted to be even more clear about her support for Israel, so here’s one of my crochet yellow hostage awareness ribbons on my mom’s bag.

[inariedwards]

Palestinians call to boycott “Islamic Archaeology Conference” that normalizes Israel's apartheid regime and #GazaGenocide

The conference, at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, November 7-9, centers Israeli speakers as “experts” in the field of Islamic antiquities & features primarily those from the Israel Antiquities Authority, which is deeply complicit in in serious crimes against the Palestinian people, our heritage and our Arabic, Islamic and Christian civilization, in the systematic destruction and looting of this heritage carried out by Israel, and in its persistent attempts to erase Arab and Islamic identity and landmarks in the Palestinian homeland, in blatant violation of international law and of basic ethical principles that should guide this discipline.

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(The image source is a link to the Instagram post. Tumblr suppresses links to the BDS Movement website which is why I didn't include a direct link to it. Please take the time to visit bdsmovement dot net.)