The Israel Museum in Jerusalem houses the largest collection of art and artifacts in Israel, including The Shrine of the Book containing the Dead Sea Scrolls. The current director who re-opened the renovated museum last year is former deputy director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, James Snyder. The museum is funded internationally through Friends of [...]
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The Israel Museum
Posted in Architecture, Books, Manuscripts, Museums, tagged Dead Sea Scrolls, The Israel Museum- Jerusalem on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dead Sea Scrolls
Posted in Beliefs, History, Places, tagged Dead Sea Scrolls, Israel on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of ancient writings found in Qumran caves near the Dead Sea in the mid twentieth century. They include some of the oldest texts from the Hebrew Old Testament. All artifacts found in Israel belong by law to the government and are generally overseen by The Israel Antiquities Authority. [...]
