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Israel Museum

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Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Israel Museum
Phone:
+972 2-670-8811

Hours:
Sunday10am - 5pm
Monday10am - 5pm
Tuesday4pm - 9pm
Wednesday10am - 5pm
Thursday10am - 5pm
Friday10am - 2pm
Saturday10am - 5pm


The Israel Museum was established in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, adjacent to the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Among the unique objects on display are the Venus of Berekhat Ram; the interior of a 1736 Zedek ve Shalom synagogue from Suriname; necklaces worn by Jewish brides in Yemen; a mosaic Islamic prayer niche from 17th-century Persia; and a nail attesting to the practice of crucifixion in Jesus’ time. An urn-shaped building on the grounds of the museum, the Shrine of the Book, houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and artifacts discovered at Masada. It is one of the largest museums in the region.
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