Tower of David Museum

How well do you know Israel’s capital? Take the Jerusalem Quiz

At the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum, middle school students from 33 Jerusalem schools put their knowledge to the test this week at the Jerusalem Quiz.

In total there were 33 participants, each representing a different Jerusalem school – religious, secular, and mixed.
Archival image of Yossi and Gavri Banai during the 1980s.

Grapevine: Commemorating Jerusalem's favorite son

Create and capture beautiful moments.

Wartime dating: Six Jerusalem destinations to take your significant other

Eilat Lieber, director and chief curator of the Tower of David Museum, stands in the site of the Kishle, which is currently being excavated.

Inside the dig that peeled back 2,000 years of Jerusalem history


A Jerusalem gem: Rediscovering the Rockefeller Museum’s treasures in Israel's capital

New tours of the Rockefeller Museum showcase artifacts ranging from First Temple-period jewelry to Egyptian pharaohs.

Front entrance to Jerusalem’s Rockefeller Museum, opened in 1938.

Hasmonean era 'first wall' section revealed at Tower of David museum excavation - interview

Israel’s Heritage Minister, Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, called the discovery: “tangible and moving evidence of Jerusalem’s might and stature during the Hasmonean period.”

Archaeologist Amit Re'em and Eilat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum stand atop the recently uncovered section of the Hasmonean wall.

Jerusalem highlights: October 3-9

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Ivory from Megiddo

Grapevine: Herzog's rabbinic DNA

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, visit the scene where an Iranian missile landed in Beersheba.

Israel's living soundtrack: The Tower of David's exhibit on Yehoram Gaon

A living soundtrack of Israeli culture that offers a profound journey through 70 years of Israeli music, cinema, and the enduring spirit of Jerusalem.

 MENAHEM GOLAN started filming a new musical with Gaon, ‘Kazablan,’ 1973.

My Word: Personal and collective memory and Yehoram Gaon’s hits - opinion

I went for a musical stroll down memory lane, through the beautiful stone halls and ramparts of Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum.

 The new Yeroham Gaon – The Exhibition’ display at Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum.

Turning grief into strength: Project Imahot's night of song, solidarity at Tower of David

Held in collaboration with social singing initiative Koolulam, the event created a moment of collective strength and connection.

 Collective connection: Bereaved families gathered at the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum for an evening with Koolulam.

Jerusalem Highlights: April 25 – May 1

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Artwork by Miryam Adler.

Passover pastimes: Culture, the arts, and fun abound across the country over the holiday period

Passover, the traditional spring holiday, beckons with its spread of cultural and leisure time events up and down the country for all ages.

 ‘THE HEART-SHAPED Leaf’ by Shira Geffen at the Safe Place Festival.

From fortress to welcome mat: Accessibility at the Tower of David

Elevators, ramps, and tactile exhibits now make 85% of the site accessible, a feat that required removing a vaulted medieval roof to install an elevator.

  An intern at the Tower of David tries out goggles that offer a panoramic virtual reality view of Jerusalem.