Tower of David Museum

First Temple-era figurine mold unearthed in Jerusalem's 'most significant excavation' in decades

Tower of David Museum Chief Curator Eilat Lieber said that "the discovery of the first mold for producing figurines dating to the First Temple period has generated tremendous excitement."

A rare Judean Pillar Figurine mold dating to the First Temple period found in the Tower of David, July 27, 2026.
In total there were 33 participants, each representing a different Jerusalem school – religious, secular, and mixed.

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Archival image of Yossi and Gavri Banai during the 1980s.

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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.

Global conference strives to make Old City accessible for people with disabilities

Tower of David Jerusalem Museum will host representatives from across the globe to discuss the challenges and solutions of making historic sites and cities accessible.

 The renewed Tower of David, now accessible to all.

Jerusalem Special: History, Secrets and the King

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode E95.

 The Tower of David Museum revamp merges history with modern interactivity.

Grapevine October 25, 2024: With a little help from our friends

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 THE OR LAMISHPACHOT choir sings at an ICEJ gathering last Sunday at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem.

'On the Other Side': Tower of David's new exhibit by Zadok Ben-David

The exhibition comprises striking sculptures and a beautiful video installation that are spread throughout the Tower of David complex, integrating site-specific works with ones shown abroad.

 ‘Innerscapes on the Move,’ 2008. On the remnants of the round eighth century tower in the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum.

We will dress up again: Oct. 7 victims model in historic fashion shoot of hope

Israel’s fashion world has risen to the challenge of how to wear the war, bear and express its pain and trauma, and armor all of us to defiantly move ahead with hope.

 Noam Ben David is wearing Oshrat Mishel's IDF-inspired wedding gown while being photographed at The Jerusalem Post's photoshoot at the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum, on August 1, 2024.

Jerusalem's historical Kishle site hosts captivating ‘Umbilicus’ art exhibition

The Kishle, which houses a range of artifacts from various historical periods, was unearthed in an archaeological dig and uncovers thousands of years of Jerusalem's history.

 HANNAN ABU-HUSSEIN explores the theme of women’s voices and body acceptance.

‘The Jerusalem School’ exhibition at the Tower of David

“The Jerusalem School” duo exhibition opened at the end of March and runs through the end of the summer – with English tours starting at the Angelina Drahi Entrance Pavilion on Sundays at 1 p.m. 

 The newly opened Angelina Drahi Entrance Pavilion at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem.

Tower of David Jerusalem opens multi-level pavilion

After more than a decade of planning and three years of construction, the final part of the renewal of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum is complete.

 The new entrance to the Tower of David Museum Jerusalem.

After painstaking excavation, the Tower of David pavilion opens

This is a striking new architectural concept in the city, having been excavated deep beneath the earth’s surface to adhere to height restrictions prohibiting anything taller than the Old City walls.

 Adhering to strict height restrictions to maintain the Old City’s skyline, Kimmel Eshkolot Architects excavated 17 meters down to craft the new multi-level Tower of David Angelina Drahi Entrance Pavilion in an area between the outer Old City Ottoman-period wall and the inner wall.