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Inside Kfar Yehoshua's old train station, artists stitch Israel's story since October 7

Once upon a time, the historic Valley Train connected a region. Today, it is connecting a community through art

Historic Valley Train at Kfar Yehoshua Station, 1930s. People exit the waiting room where the art gallery is now housed.Premium
 Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, March 16, 2024

Philadelphia Jewish museum vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, third attack in nearly a year

Meital Covo's 'Audio Walk' offers a contemplative curative experience for all.

Can sound heal? Inside Overtones, the Israel Museum exhibition turning sound into an art form

"The Castle of the Pyrenees" a painting by famous Belgian artist Rene Magritte is seen on a wall as a laborer on a ladder prepares the Israel Museum of Jerusalem for a re-opening.

Belgian collector lends rare René Magritte work to Israel Museum during painting restoration


The new Knesset Museum: Is one of its tasks to bolster democracy? - opinion

The dissonance between what is happening in today’s Knesset and what is displayed in the Knesset Museum is worth considering.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony of the new Knesset Museum as Speaker Amir Ohana looks on, in Jerusalem last week.

East German quartet sentenced in Manching Museum heist, but treasure remains lost

On November 22, 2022, a heist at the Celtic-Roman Museum in Manching, Bavaria, led to the theft of 483 gold coins weighing around 3.7 kilograms.

Hoard of Celtic gold coins, Bohemia, La Tène culture, NM Prague, 188058.

Make beautiful, scientific music: The new exhibit at Jerusalem's Bloomfield Science Museum

An exciting new exhibition called Tune In! that will be open for a year at Jerusalem’s Bloomfield Science Museum promises to be fascinating for children and adults alike. 

 More than one music lover can hit cylinders suspended on metal strips with mallets to make rhythmic music from tubes of varying lengths.

Ancient sarcophagus of 'Pa-di-Hor-pa-khered' returns to Egypt

The sarcophagus, dating from the Ptolemaic period, belonged to a member of high society in ancient Egypt.

 Ancient sarcophagus of 'Pa-di-Hor-pa-khered' returns to Egypt.

Museum finds 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil beneath parking lot

The fossil vertebra, found 763 feet underground, offers a rare glimpse into the late Cretaceous period.

 Museum finds 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil beneath parking lot.

Opening of Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum gets postponed yet again

The grand opening of the GEM, which was set for July 3 – much delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises, and the COVID pandemic – has been postponed yet again.

  A view of the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, in April 2025.

National Museum of Brazil reopens after 2018 fire

Visitors will be welcomed by the Bendegó meteorite, which survived the fire and symbolizes the institution's resilience.

 The Bendegó meteorite.

Turkey hands over Babylonian and Akkadian clay tablets to Iraq

The Iraqi government has launched what has come to be known as "recovery diplomacy" as part of its efforts to recover looted artifacts.

 Clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script on display in Iraq.

Fast-footed fossil with outsized toes rewrites small-dino story

Originally misidentified as Nanosaurus, the metre-long teen fossil is the most complete early small dinosaur skeleton ever discovered, researchers say.

 Fast-footed fossil with outsized toes rewrites small-dino story.

The "Fourth Pyramid" waits: Grand Egyptian Museum postpones inauguration due to regional tensions

Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouly announced new opening date to be determined after coordination with concerned parties.

 The "Fourth Pyramid" waits: Grand Egyptian Museum postpones inauguration due to regional tensions.