Israel Museum with archaeologist

Name: Israel Museum with archaeologist
Start: 2026-08-08T07:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
Location: (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) Derech Ruppin 11, Jerusalem, Israel

Date:

Saturday (in 2 days)

August 8, 10:00 in the morning – 3:00 in the afternoon

Location:

(The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) Derech Ruppin 11, Jerusalem, Israel

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Summary:

Guided tour at the Israel Museum led by an archaeologist, including a visit to the Qumran Scrolls and the presentation of the new exhibition “Nehama Min HaMidbar: Megilat Yeshayahu HaShlema”. Participants will be exposed to significant archaeological findings from the region.

Description (translated from Hebrew):

Summer is already here ☀️ — hot outside 🥵, and we continue touring with indoor cooling ❄️😎

You are invited to a tour of the Museum of Israel guided by an archaeologist.

The tour will start with a visit to the Book Hall – where the most famous scrolls discovered in the Qumran caves are displayed to the public. We will learn the story of the scribe who wrote them and the content of the scrolls.

We will continue to the impressive archaeological exhibition of the Museum of Israel to learn the story of the most important findings discovered in the land.

Who hid the treasure of copper vessels in the Nahal Mishmar caves about 6,000 years ago?
What narcotic substances were discovered in the Holy of Holies of the Israeli temple at Arad?
What are the evidences for the existence of King David and the Roman governor Pontius Pilate?
Bones of which crucifixion victim were discovered in Jerusalem and how does this challenge or confirm the Christian narrative?
What was special about the bathing house of Herod that was discovered in the Herodian?

New! On the day of the tour the new exhibition “Comfort from the Desert: The Complete Isaiah Scroll” will be open to the public. For the first time in decades, the exhibition will present the Complete Isaiah Scroll discovered at Qumran and measuring more than 7 m!

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