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Bible Lands Museum,
5 of Israel, this museum provides
Jerusalem
a compelling and relatively
MAP J5 • 25 Avraham Granot neutral account of the events
St • Open 9:30am–5:30pm culminating in the death of
Sun–Tue & Thu, to 9:30pm Yitzhak Rabin. The candlelit
Wed, 10am–2pm Fri–Sat room at the end is dedicated
• Adm • www.blmj.org to Rabin’s memory.
The mutual influence of the
Tel Aviv Museum
civilizations of the ancient 9
Near East is the focus at of Art
this superb museum, with MAP X2 • 27 Shaul
displays of the material Bible Lands Hamelekh • Open 10am–
culture of the region. Museum 6pm Mon, Wed, Sat, to 9pm
Tue, Thu, 2pm Fri • Adm
L. A. Mayer Museum of
6 • www.tamuseum.org.il
Islamic Art, Jerusalem
Israel’s finest collection of art spans
MAP L6 • 2 HaPalmach St • Adm the 17th century to the present day,
• Open 10am–3pm Mon–Wed, to 7pm and includes works by Degas, Monet,
Thu, 2pm Fri–Sat • www.islamicart.co.il Picasso, and Rothko. The building is
The scope and brilliance of Islamic an arrest ing geometric shape, with
civilization can be seen through three of its five floors underground.
illuminated manuscripts, ceramics,
metalwork, and jewelry from the
Arab world, Turkey, and Iran.
Beit HaTfutsot, Tel Aviv-
7
Jaffa
MAP X1 • University of Tel Aviv,
Ramat Aviv • Open 10am–7pm Sun–
Wed, to 10:30pm Thu, to 3pm Sat,
9am–2pm Fri • Adm • www.bh.org.il
Interactive displays, dioramas,
and videos reveal life in the Jewish
Diaspora. Don’t miss the 18 diverse A Degas at Tel Aviv Museum of Art
models of synagogues. Israel Museum,
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin Center,
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Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Highlights of the world’s largest
MAP W1 • 14 Haim Levanon • Open biblical archeology collection include
9am–5pm Sun, Mon, Wed, to 7pm the Dead Sea Scrolls, a 9th-century
Tue, Thu, to 2pm Fri • Adm • www. BC inscription that mentions the
rabincenter.org.il “House of David,” and a 6th-century
Using state-of-the-art technology to BC amulet that has the Priestly
tell the story of the birth of the State Benediction on it (see pp18–21).
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