The Bezalel National Museum

A Collection of Works by Artists of the Land of Israel, The Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem, 1940

From Omanot, Friends of the Bezalel Museum Association, Jerusalem, Israel, 1940, Hebrew

Gabriel Talphir Archive, Information Center for Israel Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem

50th Anniversary to Bezalel (1956/7)

Cinquantenair de Bezalel, Jerusalem (First Day Cover)
29/04/1957
Offset
10.2 x 15.2 cm

Gift of Clara and Iona Talmor, Information Center for Israeli Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Schatz’s dream of a national museum came true. The Israel Museum, an outgrowth of the Bezalel Museum founded by Boris Schatz in 1912, is now the largest museum in the country. It is ranked among the world’s leading art and archaeology museums. Opened to the public in 1965, it houses major archaeological, Jewish art and fine arts collections, and has one of the most extensive holdings of biblical and Holy Land archaeology in the world. Thanks to a legacy of gifts and the generous support of patrons worldwide, the Israel Museum has built up a collection of nearly 500,000 objects in less than fifty years.

Bezalel Academy of Art & Design

In 2006, the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design celebrated its centennial. Today, it is located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem and has 1,500 students. Faculties include Fine Arts, Architecture, Ceramic Design, Industrial Design, Jewelry, Photography, Visual Communication, Animation, Film, and Art History & Theory. The architecture campus is in downtown Jerusalem, in the historic Bezalel building. Bezalel offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), and Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) degrees, a Master of Fine Arts in conjunction with Hebrew University, and two different Master of Design (M.Des.) degrees.