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

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Jerusalem's archaeological secrets explored in Tower of David pavilion

The construction works to build the new structure by the Jaffa Gate have opened rare archaeological opportunities.

THE TOWER of David Museum

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 TOWERS IN the Air at the Tower of David Museum.

Coin from 2nd Temple Mount era found during Tower of David conservation

Tyrian shekels are often mentioned in historical accounts from the Second Temple Period, but a very few have actually been found.

The Tyre coin recently discovered at the Tower of David Museum.

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Work being done to renew the Tower of David.

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Work at the Tower of David on October 26, 2020.

My Word: Culture, corona and the Banai clan

Two years in the making, the exhibition couldn’t have come at a better – or stranger – time.

Retired judge Yitzhak Banai and his wife, Simcha, their son Eviatar Banai, music historian Yoav Kutner, exhibition curator Tal Kobo, Gavri Banai, and Eilat Lieber, museum director, pose for a photo at the Tower of David Museum.

A night at the (Tower of David) museum

In addition, the museum is holding a competition for one family to win spending a night at the museum sleeping in luxurious “glamping” tent under the Jerusalem skies.

THE TOWER of David Museum

Harel Brigade Fighters Heritage: Keeping the Palmach legacy alive

Of all the fighters of the Independence war, only three men are still with us: David Levin, Avraham Savir (Stashevsky) and Shmuel Lalkin, all in their mid-90s

THE GROUP: (front row, left to right) Eliezer Ben-Ami, responsible for making the hand grenade that blew up Barasani and Feinstein; Shmuel Lalkin; and David Levin. (Back row) Eilat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Museum, and Yonni Amir, head of the Harel Association.

Augmented reality and games enhance visitors' experience at Tower of David

Users will be able to see volleys of arrows shot by the Roman archers against Jewish soldiers and to target 1967 enemy planes, but also to take a stroll with historical characters.

Mars AR at the Tower of David Museum

Fashion night at the Tower of David

On the night before the fashion seminar, people crowded into the Tower of David, where the accent on fashion was emphasized by colorful patterned textiles suspended high in the air on twine strung.

The Tower of David lit up for the fashion show