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The Israel Museum – As you'd expect from such an all-encompassing
name, this museum has a lot to offer. This is Israel's largest cultural
institution, with 500,000 objects in its permanent collections from pre-history
to the present. Check out the Art Wing, Youth Wing, Judaica & Jewish Ethnography
(kids will love the costumes), Archaeology, Shrine of the Book (including
some of the Dead Sea Scrolls), and an Art Garden. A one-stop wonder, this
museum is an excellent introduction to all things Israeli and Jewish. |
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Educational tours start in the Youth Wing, geared to age groups
from kindergarten through high school. The tour includes a hands-on art
project in one of the Youth Wing workshops, and a show! Click here to go
to the Web site of The
Israel Museum. |
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Yad Vashem – This is really not one place but a collection
of remembrances of the holocaust, including the Historical Museum with its photographs, artifacts, documents (and audiovisuals); the Art
Museum with works of art created under the inconceivably adverse conditions
of the Holocaust; other areas have tributes to Oskar Schindler and Raoul
Wallenberg, a moving Children’s Memorial (an underground cavern
listing names of some of the 1.5 million who died in the holocaust), the Garden of the Righteous (an honor given to non-Jews who act according
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The Knesset – Israel’s parliament, is far more than
just a government building. From the Palombo Gate, which gives one
a sense of going through a tangle of history, passing by the beautifully
carved Menorah and The Eternal Flame (a sculpture evoking the burning
bush of Moses) the Knesset also serves as a monument to a people’s ability
to persevere. While touring the parliamentary rooms, keep your eyes peeled
for the wonderful collection of art, including mosaics and tapestries by
Marc Chagall, as well as works by contemporary Israeli artists and archaeological
art. |
