Jerusalem- Capital of Israel- A City of Museums- Monuments- and Culture

YAD VASHEM
Yad Vashem, the national institution for research and documentation of the Holocaust. Yad Vashem includes a museum, the Hall of the Names, and the Avenue of Righteous Gentiles. It is dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust (1939-1945).

		ISRAEL MUSEUM
		The Israel Museum houses an archeological wing, the world's largest collection of Judaica, art galleries, a youth wing, a sculpture garden and more. It was founded in 1965 as the country's national museum.

SHRINE OF THE  BOOK
Part of the Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book contains the ancient Dead Sea scrolls, the Bar Kochba letters and ostraca from Masada. The pointed domed roof represents the cover of one of the clay vessels in which the Dead Sea scrolls were found.

		ROCKEFELLER MUSEUM
		The Rockefeller Museum displays the finds of many significant archeological explorations in the Middle East. Opened in 1938, the museum was funded by John Rockefeller of the United States.

BIBLE LANDS  MUSEUM
The Bible Lands Museum is the home of the Eli Borowski collection, one of the most important collections of ancient artifacts. The Borowski collection provides physical evidence of the civilizations and events described in the

Bible, including seals, ivories, mosaics, jewelry, and more (opened 1992).

		BLOOMFIELD SCIENCE  MUSEUM
		The Bloomfield Science Museum features hands-on science exhibits. The museums aim is to challenge and stimulate children with science, and inculcate appreciation of the phenomena of the natural world (inaugurated 1992).

MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC  ART
The Museum of Islamic Art contains a collection representing the artistic tradition of Islam over a thousand years. The museum exhibits works of art from many Islamic countries, from

Persia to North Africa to Turkey, in a wide variety of media, including metal-work, pottery, glass, miniatures and textiles (opened 1974).

		ARTISTS' HOUSE
		The building housing the Artists House was originally the site of the Bezalel School of the Arts, founded in 1906. Today, it includes an art gallery on three floors and the headquarters of the Israel Artists' Association.

YAD KENNEDY
A monument dedicated to the memory of President John F. Kennedy of the U.S., its shape represents the trunk of a felled tree.

		JERUSALEM THEATER
		Hosting hundreds of performances annually, both local and international, the Jerusalem Theatre complex hosts theater, concerts, dance, opera, light entertainment and more. The theater building was designed in 1971 by architect Michael Nadler.

HEBREW UNIVERSITY
Established in 1925 on Mount Scopus, in 1948 the Hebrew University campus became an enclave surrounded by areas captured by Jordan. As a result, the university was forced to relocate to the

western part of Jerusalem. With the city's reunification in 1967, the Mount Scopus campus was rebuilt, blending older buildings with a modern complex, interspersed with attractive landscaping.