Culture in Israel

Tel Aviv Museum of Art reimagines exhibitions amid wartime conditions

With museums closed and sirens ongoing, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art adapts by bringing art experiences into safe rooms and shelters.

|ByNERIA BARR
‘The event is not over’: An innovative new way to see art at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
‘Decapitated fish and Additional Sculptures,’ opened March 12 at Gordon Gallery on the artist’s 80th birthday.

Decapitated world: Exclusive interview on the 80th birthday of Israeli sculptor Yaacov Dorchin

At 80, Yaacov Dorchin opens a new Tel Aviv show of iron sculptures, blending angels, fish, memory, and war-time reflection.

|ByBASIA MONKA
YEHUDA ARMONI, ‘Capriccio’

From canvas to country: Israeli artists turn landscape into ideology and memory

The landscape of the Land of Israel has never been neutral. Shaped by longing, ideology, and memory as much as by sight, artists have repeatedly turned the land into an idea.

|ByDR. DORON J. LURIE
THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon

Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years

From a discarded book at the National Library to iconic sketches of Arieh Navon, a personal journey through the satirical heart of early statehood reveals the humor and grit of our founding years.

|ByDAVID GEFFEN

Laughing through it: Israeli comedy films to celebrate Independence Day

Comedy has always been an important part of Israeli cinema. From well-known classics to newer releases, these films continue to attract audiences across generations.

APRIL 25, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
THE TROUPE

Independence is a dance between freedom and responsibility, Renana Raz tells 'Post'

Raz, one of Israel’s most prominent multidisciplinary artists, says independence offers freedom, but it also demands that the artist carry the full weight of what unfolds.

APRIL 25, 2026ByORI J. LENKINSKI
RENANA RAZ defines her independent status through a constant tension between freedom and responsibility

Music to our ears, and hearts: How music shaped Israel’s identity over 78 years

The 1967 Six Day War changed everything, as this then-fledgling country, bursting with self-confidence, began to open up to the Western world.

APRIL 25, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS
YOAV KUTNER has charted much of the evolution of Israeli music.

Grapevine, April 24, 2026: Israel loves Milei!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 24, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Alon Ohel (right) accompanied by his brother, Ron.

Jerusalem highlights: April 10 – April 16

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

APRIL 10, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Bitul Torah playing cards (see Friday)

Miriam on screen: Great films depicting biblical trailblazers to watch during Passover

Miriam’s legacy as a defiant artist is rarely center stage in the great biblical epics, but her spirit lives on in cinema’s most modern heroines.

APRIL 8, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (2014) Pictured: Christian Bale as Moses.

Voices Israel anthology 2025: Celebrating English poetry shaped by war, love, and memory

War, love and memory intertwine in Voices Israel’s 2025 anthology, a powerful collection of global poetry shaped by Oct. 7 and beyond.

APRIL 4, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER
Typewriter.

Passover 2026: Great films to watch dur­ing the hol­i­day

TV Time: From biblical epics to new streaming hits, here’s what to watch this Passover week.

APRIL 3, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from 'The Prince of Egypt'

From Euphoria to Red Hot Chili Peppers: What to watch in Israel this week

TV Time: A new Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary, Euphoria’s return, and a comedy classic lead this week’s picks.

MARCH 31, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
ZENDAYA is in the third season of ‘Euphoria.’

‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’: Bringing French detective back to big screen - review

For those who enjoyed the books, the movie will bring them back to the atmosphere of the police headquarters on the Quai des Orfevres. 

MARCH 31, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
DENIS PODALYDÈS plays author Georges Simenon’s distinguished inspector Maigret in ‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’