From prehistoric archaeology to contemporary art, including important collections of Judaica and Impressionist painting, the Israel Museum has quite the collection considering its short life, it was only founded in 1965!
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Founded in Jerusalem in 1965, the Israel Museum is located near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
It is ranked among the world’s leading art and archaeology museums, and features the most extensive holdings of Biblical and Holy Land archaeology in the world, as well as a dynamic calendar of temporary exhibitions, publications and educational activities. It is Israel’s leading institution in the cultural field and is one of the largest encyclopaedic museums in the world.
The building known as the Shrine of the Book houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and artifacts discovered at Masada.
