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Holocaust education: Why telling Lithuania’s Jewish story matters more than ever - opinion

The Lost Shtetl Museum in Lithuania is significant because it reflects international cooperation and interest.

 The main entrance to the Vilnius Ghetto in Lithuania during World War II.
‘Memento Mori’ by Adi Harush and Ben Tzur references Victorian mourning jewelry and the arc between heritage and contemporary works.

Melting Point at the Museum for Islamic Art shows what jewellery can be

From Dorin Frankfurt’s 2015 Fashion Week ‘Zelda’ collection, inspired by the poet Zelda.

Fifty years of work, wit, local vision: Dorin Frankfurt at Ashdod Museum of Art

 SELF-PORTRAIT of Pinchas Shaar (1923-1996).

Israel's ‘palace’ of art and architecture in Ma’aleh Adumim marks 15 years


Shape-shifting science: Jerusalem exhibition unveils self-morphing materials

The ‘Automorphia’ exhibition at Bloomfield Science Museum

 Exhibits explain automorphia: Contemplation and focus shape a reaction to cycles of humidity variation.

Mummies are disappearing from museums. Here’s why

The exhibition of human remains is only allowed in 'essential' cases, and when displayed, they must be correctly documented and contextualized.

 Replica of a Guanche mummy.

Lebanese-French architect Lina Ghotmeh chosen to redesign Ancient Galleries at British Museum

Ghotmeh's studio, LGA, was unanimously chosen for the project after a nine-month competition that received over 60 entries.

 Lion from Babylon in the British Museum, London on 12 December, 2014.

The world of Yaacov Agam reexperienced

The work of Yaacov Agam both inspires and provokes questions. A visit to the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art (YAMA) in Rishon Lezion provides answers to many of them.

 Yaacov Agam.

Female Palestinian photographer Karimeh Abbud honored in new exhibit

Eretz Israel Museum shines incisive light on an early 20th-century Palestinian photographer.

 Karimeh Abbud, one of the most important female Palestinian photographers in history.

Grapevine: Knesset Museum underway

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Green with envy: Haifa’s must-visit new attraction

Every top football club in the world has a museum showcasing its history, legendary players, trophies, and nostalgic memorabilia. Maccabi Haifa has now joined these elite clubs.

 The museum entrance counter

Greece to open new underwater archaeology museum in Piraeus in 2026

The museum, which will exhibit ancient archaeological artifacts discovered in the sea, is the largest cultural project currently underway in Greece.

 Greece to open new underwater archaeology museum in Piraeus in 2026.

Cleveland Museum returns smuggled Marcus Aurelius statue to Turkey after 65 years

The Manhattan DA and US Homeland Security deemed Turkey’s request valid and seized the statue from the Cleveland Museum of Art.

 Cleveland Museum returns smuggled Marcus Aurelius statue to Turkey after 65 years.

Tutankhamun on full display: Grand Egyptian Museum to fully open in July 2025 after years of delays

"The Grand Egyptian Museum, one of history's priciest museums, cost over $1.5 billion, including a $300 million Japanese loan."

 Tutankhamun on full display: Grand Egyptian Museum to fully open in July 2025 after years of delays.