Common Ground
Israeli Art Meets Archaeology
The exhibition juxtaposes new acquisitions in Israeli Art with archaeological artifacts dating as far back as the 8th millennium BCE, most unveiled to the public for the first time. Drawing on cultural, geographical, and temporal links, as well as material and visual connections, Common Ground intricately weaves a tapestry of human creativity across time.
Among the artists featured in the exhibition are Menashe Kadishman, Micha Ullman, Sigalit Landau, Netta Lieber Sheffer, Ilit Azoulay, and Maria Saleh Mahameed.
- Curators: Amitai Mendelsohn, Tanya Sirakovich, Ahiad Ovadia, Pirchia Eyall
- April 12 2024
An Inquiring Mind
Erich Brauer, Ethnographer of the Eastern Jews
Brauer, who devoted his life to the study of Eastern Jewish communities, arrived in Jerusalem in the late 1920s. Here he documented the traditions, customs, and daily life of Jews from Yemen, Kurdistan, Bukhara, and Afghanistan.
The exhibition presents a selection of the objects he collected, alongside photographs, drawings, and notebooks that illuminate his figure as a pioneer of Israeli anthropological scholarship.
- Curator: Revital Hovav
- April 12 2024
Crafted by Bees
A unique collaborative project between Slovakian artist-designer Tomáš Libertíny and the curators of design and of archaeology resulted in the construction, with the help of 100,000 bees, of a honeycomb modeled on the sculpted head of the Emperor Hadrian.
The original bronze statue – a singular exhibit in the Museum’s archaeological display – was cast in antiquity using the lost-wax technique. In the recreation, 3D-printed mesh models were placed, along with cameras, inside beehives in the Art Garden. The project connects layers of historical knowledge with the Museum’s commitment to social and environmental issues.
- Curators: Dudi Mevorach and Rami Tareef
- April 11 2024
Hadassa Goldvicht: Biblioscopia
Artist Hadassa Goldvicht’s work is an homage to Israel’s National Library, which has just moved to its new residence.
In a multichannel video installation, viewers are invited to delve deep into the physical and spiritual infrastructure of the old library – the intricate channels of our culture’s subconscious, which appear here like a network of underground rivers. Biblioscopia brings to light the wonders of human knowledge and culture, offering in the process a reflection on the healing power of art.
- Curator: Amitai Mendelsohn
- April 12 2024