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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


A football-sized gold nugget stolen from one of France's most famous museums

On Sept 16 cleaning staff found the geology and mineralogy gallery breached. It is now closed. Investigators say the gang used angle grinders and a blowtorch to cut through armored glass.

The Grand Gallery of Evolution in the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

Egypt sounds alarm after 3,000-year-old Amenemope bracelet reported missing

The incident comes weeks before the November 1 opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which will display the complete treasures of Tutankhamun for the first time.

The Exterior of The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.

Researchers formally describe a marsupial likely gone before we knew it

A researcher said: “We’ve named a new fossil species and two new woylie subspecies, but sadly many were already extinct before we even knew they existed.”

Illustration of the Bettong.

Oseberg leads the way: Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum begins final move of a 1,200-year-old fleet

The Gokstad ship will follow in autumn, while Tune, the most deteriorated of the ships, is set for summer 2026.

The old Viking Ship Museum, pictured in 2019.

Ancient timepiece on a column for 2,000+ years finally gets the attention it deserves

Illustration: an ancient sundial in the Sille Museum.

'Threats from an antisemitic mob' postpones English museum's Jewish exhibit

The Russell-Cotes museum postponed an exhibit celebrating the history of the town of Bournemouth's Jewish community.

Russell-Cotes Museum exterior in Bournemouth, England

Three artists, three questions: Is the body limitation or freedom?

In the artworks of the three artists I selected for this month’s column, the body plays diverse direct and indirect but important roles.

Didi Khalifa grew up in the Hebron hills.

Europe just got its first look at the world’s oldest human ancestor

The legendary Lucy and Selam fossils are stunning crowds in Prague for only 60 days.

Australopithecus Afarensis diorama at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Meet the dinosaur named after a sailing legend - it had a sail of its own

A new Isle of Wight species honors Dame Ellen MacArthur, sporting spine sails possibly evolved for love, not heat.

Istiorachis artist impression.

Holidaymaker strikes paleontological gold: 100-million-year-old pearl surfaces in Queensland

After two years of examinations, paleontologists confirmed the pearl's scientific value, calling it 'an incredibly rare and priceless find'.

The ancient pearl.