Installation view of the No Place Like Home exhibition. Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem by Elie Posner
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Please join us for our Passover Open House on Thursday,
April 13, 2017
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March 28 – Italian Friends Gala, Milan; for details, please contact the Italian Friends
April 3 – American Friends April Spring Luncheon, New York; for details, please contact Alix Greenberg at the American Friends
April 28-30 – Young Associates Art Weekend in Toronto; click here to register
**Special opportunity for leadership:
July 9-11 – Mediterranean Contemporary Photography and Video
Acquisition Committee, Arles (France) Photography Festival
Join us for a unique and adventurous immersion into the super-active and little known contemporary Middle Eastern and Mediterranean photography and video art scene. We will meet artists from Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, and more; visit relevant collections and shows; and vote on the acquisition of proposed artworks.
For details, please contact Dr. Noam Gal, Curator of the Department of Photography.**
July 27-30 – Austrian Friends Gala and International Program, Salzburg; for details please contact Barbara De Palmenaer at the Austrian Friends
September 7-10 – IMJ curator-led trip to the Venice Art Biennale; space is limited and registration ends April 15; for more details, please contact Laura Gilinski at the Israel Museum
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Purim noisemaker from the New Sounds: Purim Noisemakers by Yaacov Kaufman exhibition. Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem by Elie Posner
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No Place Like Home – IMJ galleries are transformed into a domestic interior displaying artworks inspired by everyday household objects in a Dadaist subversion of the mundane experiences of everyday life. In the Press»
House Tree Heart – Our first display of works by special needs participants in Youth Wing art courses.
New Sounds: Purim Noisemakers by Yaacov Kaufman – A colorful, diverse, and amusing series of 150 noisemakers made of disposable utensils, basic materials, and found objects that capture the joyous atmosphere of Purim.
Shlomo’s Treasures: Guardian Lions from the Moussaieff Collection – Generously on loan from the outstanding Shlomo Moussaieff collection in honor of the first anniversary of his death. The Collection hails from the ancient kingdom of Nashshan, a city-state which was at times ruled by the kingdom of Saba (biblical Sheba) in present-day Yemen.
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The Lovers, Marc Chagall, currently on display at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida. Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Sarasota, Florida, USA – The Lovers by Marc Chagall can be seen through July 31 in the Marc Chagall, Flowers, and the French Riviera: The Color of Dreams exhibition at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Cambridge, England – Five Italian Renaissance period objects from the IMJ Jewish Art and Life Wing are currently on display in the Madonnas and Miracle: the Holy Home in Renaissance Italy exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Please contact Laura Gilinski to coordinate a program involving IMJ loans
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IMJ Curators Around the World
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New York - Curator Dr. Noam Gal from the Department of Photography will be in NY March 28-April 2
Please contact Laura Gilinski to coordinate events or meetings with our curators
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Israel Museum campus © Timothy Hursley, courtesy the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Curatorial graduate students Julia Kabat and Marc Smith from South Africa will be joining us for a three-month internship at the IMJ after Passover. Special thanks to Sarin Goott of the South African Friends for facilitating this!
For more details on internships, please contact Rebeccah Stromberg at the Israel Museum
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Our Italian Friends enjoy home hospitality with Israeli Friends Letizia and Angelo Piatelli in Jerusalem, February 2017
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British Friends - We're looking forward to welcoming our British Friends on the BFAMI pre-Passover trip to Israel April 3-7. For more details, please contact the British Friends
Italian Friends - The Israeli Friends were thrilled to host our Italian counterparts (AMIGI) on their February 24-27 visit to Israel and the Israel Museum.
For details about upcoming international events, please visit our International Events Calendar
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