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18th-century prayer book of Luria’s teachings to go on display at ANU ahead of Lag Ba’omer

The holiday will be marked at the museum with the unveiling of a unique siddur from Rabbi Isaac Luria, known as Ha'ari.

 18th-century prayerbook of Luria’s teachings to go on display at ANU.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Bank Hapoalim to open 54 Israeli museums, heritage sites with free admission over May weekends

‘The event is not over’: An innovative new way to see art at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Tel Aviv Museum of Art reimagines exhibitions amid wartime conditions

(L to R) Exhibition initiator-organizer Janet Belleli Goodvach, researcher Emma  Zucker, and graphic designer Lorien Tova Balofsky.

Finding meaning in dark times: A Viktor Frankl exhibition in Tel Aviv


Russia seizes hoard of ancient gold coins stolen from French museum

Russia is working to return the coins to France, states the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

 Flea market in Moscow.

Ukraine accuses Russian spy chief Naryshkin of theft of museum theft

Russian museum workers were involved in the theft of cultural artifacts from Crimea, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Ukrainian media reported.

 Ruined museum in the town of Trostyanets, Ukraine.

Will the British Museum present high-quality replicas of the Parthenon sculptures?

The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display while returning the originals to Athens.

 The Elgin Marbles, originally part of Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens. On display in the British Museum in Duveen Gallery. East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena.

The Met and Shanghai Museum unite for 'Recasting the Past' Chinese bronzes exhibition

Co-organized with Shanghai Museum, the exhibition features 200 works, including bronzes, paintings, ceramics, and jades, highlighting the dialogue between artifacts from different eras.

 The Met and Shanghai Museum unite for 'Recasting the Past' Chinese bronzes exhibition.

Grapevine March 21, 2025: Greater sensitivity needed toward families of hostages

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG speaks at the Inauguration of the Avraham Shochat Cultural Center in Arad.

Rediscovered Renaissance masterpiece to be exhibited at Vatican Museums

The artwork, believed to be the original work of Mantegna, was recently rediscovered in the Sanctuary of Pompeii.


Bloomberg donates 14,000 Roman artifacts and £20 million to the London Museum

The collection includes 405 wooden Roman tablets, Britain’s largest, with London's first recorded mention and gossipy messages from writing tablets.

 Bloomberg donates 14,000 Roman artifacts and £20 million to the London Museum.

On display: Artifacts from Harriet Tubman's wetlands teenage home

Archaeologists spent four years processing artifacts from Tubman's father's home deep in the wetlands.

 Sunset reflection over the water at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland.

Student recreates face of 2,000-year-old 'Kimmeridge Woman'

Amber Manning used photogrammetry and 3D printing to reconstruct the woman's face.

 Student recreates face of 2,000-year-old 'Kimmeridge Woman'.

3,500-year-old linen fabric displayed to public for first time in Corum

The rare 3x3 centimeter fabric fragment was found in 1995 at the Şapinuva archaeological site.

 Sphinx Gate, Corum, Turkey.