Arts

Chair of Britain’s largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny

Chair of the Southbank Centre Misan Harriman will step down this autumn after controversy over antisemitism allegations and social media posts about Israel, amid scrutiny by UK officials.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 04: Misan Harriman attends the UK premiere of 'Disclosure Day' at Cineworld Leicester Square on June 04, 2026.
Orange cat. (Illustrative)

Exit, pursued by a… cat? Feline friend steals show at production of Romeo and Juliet in Turkey

 Groups participating in the summer camp programs.

How to find the perfect summer camp in Jerusalem for your kids and teens

 KEREN MOR as Kochava schemes with butcher Nissim, played by Yaniv Swissa.

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Running up the wall at Petah Tikva Museum of Art

Gary Goldstein’s visual elixir of comic-book violence and heroism plus Jewish sensitivity.

 ARTIST GARY GOLDSTEIN: My work is very fragile and ephemeral.

Handbag smaller than a grain of salt sells for $63,750 at auction

The handbag was made by the same collective responsible for the Lil Nas X Satan Shoes that drew criticism for having human blood in.

A detail of the engraving on a Japanese gold ingot that was in use between the 16th and 17th centuries is seen enlarged under a magnifying glass, at the Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo, November 18, 2015. Picture taken November 18, 2015.

The $108 million dollar lady: Klimt portrait sets European auction record

The fall of the hammer at 74 million pounds broke the tension, triggering a collective exhalation in the room and a round of applause.

 The last-ever portrait Austrian artist Gustav Klimt painted before he died, "Lady with a Fan", is set for auction at Sotheby's in London, Britain, in this undated handout image released on June 26, 2023

Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra moves from Baroque to Classic

Meniker says he was looking to give the audiences oxymoronic value for money when he got down to piecing the program together. 

 ZVI MENIKER will conduct and take the solo spot on fortepiano.

Primavera Sound festival features Kendrick Lamar, Rosalia

Saturday headliners were Kendrick Lamar; Rosalia, the Spanish young phenomenon; and St. Vincent.

Damon Albarn of Blur

Award-winning films and acclaimed guests at TA International Student Film Festival

The festival is now older than many of its participants, but it’s still one of the liveliest movie events of the year.

 ‘THE ICE MERCHANTS’

The NDT2 dance troupe returns to Israel

Next month, both Zelner and the fruit of one of his projects abroad will make their way to Israel as a part of Nederlands Dance Theater 2’s visit to the Herzliya Performing Arts Center.

 NADAV ZELNER’S ‘Bedtime Story’.

Ashdodance, the annual dance and music festival

This year’s program includes concerts, original productions, and performances by leading folk dance troupes from around the country.

 NOA KIREL will participate in the opening night’s extravaganza.

Rina Schenfeld peels off her masks with new performance troupe

Schenfeld will perform both as an individual and as a collective group.

 THE MASKS initiated a new process of discovering.

RetroAct - a young band looking retro

With a new album in the works, an assortment of shows planned and a more official tour slated for later this year, RetroAct’s trajectory is heading skywards.

 RETROACT with Elisha Ledgely, left.