Art information
- Designed By: Alfred Mansfeld
- Date Created: 1965
- Area: 20 acres
- Location: Derech Ruppin 11, Jerusalem, Israel
The Israel Museum is the largest cultural institution in Israel and is located in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 and features a vast collection of art, artifacts, and other cultural objects from around the world. The museum's campus covers an area of 20 acres and includes several buildings, gardens, and outdoor sculpture installations. The museum's collection includes over 500,000 objects, ranging from prehistoric artifacts to contemporary art. Some of the most notable exhibits include the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Jewish texts, and the Model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period, a 50:1 scale model of ancient Jerusalem as it appeared in 66 CE.