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A chilly spectacle at Jerusalem's International Ice Festival

Mayor Nir Barkat promises new and improved content at Jerusalem's second International Ice Festival.

By Reuters | Feb 19, 2013 | 12:11 PM

Get your coats, as Jerusalem gears for chilly ice sculptor delight
By Haaretz

From “Hannaleh’s Sabbath Dress”: Familiar to anyone who grew up in Israel

Israeli childhood in pictures

'Days of Innocence,' a new exhibition at Israel Museum, features Eva Itzkowitz's illustrations for iconic Israeli children's books.

By Tamar Rotem | Jan 21, 2013 | 06:19 AM

This year's exhibition goes beyond the big news stories of the year.

Photos worth 1,000 sorrows

The eighth annual 'Local Testimony' photojournalism exhibition at the Eretz Israel Museums depicts the drama of everyday life in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

By City Mouse Online | Dec 13, 2012 | 09:16 AM

Amos Gitai at the Munio Gitai Weinraub Museum of Architecture in Haifa.

Amos Gitai sets up Israel's first architecture museum in memory of his father

Famed filmmaker dedicates Haifa space to his father Munio Gitai Weinraub, a 'Bauhaus refugee' who single-handedly changed the city's landscape.

By Keshet Rosenblum | Sep 20, 2012 | 04:12 AM

Class in creating characters by folding paper: A Japanese experience?

How do you define 'design'? Who cares?

A fun, though not necessarily educational, day at Holon's Design Museum.

By Yuval Saar | Aug 20, 2012 | 04:25 AM

Tales of love and loss in the White City

On Tu B'Av, the Israeli Valentine’s Day, heritage sites and museums in Tel Aviv will present tales of love, some happier than others, born in the early days of the city.

By Ofer Aderet | Aug 1, 2012 | 09:20 AM

A work from 2012 by the artist Sahid al-Nahari.

Organizers of art festival in Sakhnin hope to ease East-West tensions

Second Mediterranean Biennale, which seeks to foster coexistence, is scheduled to open in the Galilee Arab town of Sakhnin in October with dozens of works by 60 artists.

By Ellie Armon Azoulay | Jul 10, 2012 | 02:36 AM

Israel with Kids / An Olympic family outing

Taking your kids out in Tel Aviv can be a test of strength, but the little-known Olympic Experience museum will make you feel like a gold-medal parent.

By Judy Maltz | Jul 6, 2012 | 09:13 AM

As American as Mark Twain, Jerusalem, and shattered illusions

In time for July 4, an exhibit and catalog at the National Library in Jerusalem highlight 19th Century U.S. interest in a Palestine the visiting Twain bitterly called "dream-land."

By Bradley Burston | Jul 3, 2012 | 12:27 PM | 3

A replica of the Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue of Alexandria,

Replica of ancient Egypt synagogue arrives at Tel Aviv museum

With its awe-inspiring size and boulevard lined with columns, the Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue of Alexandria once served a community of 40,000 Jews. Today, a miniature version is available for Israelis and tourists to admire.

By Ofer Aderet | Jun 20, 2012 | 01:49 PM

Woody Allen, left, with Penelope Cruz and Roberto Benigni during the premiere of 'To Rome with Love.

Jerusalem film fest to feature tribute to Antonioni

Another tribute will be held for the independent American animator Don Hertzfeldt.

By Uri Klein | Jun 14, 2012 | 01:39 AM

A 19th-century shtreimel that is thought to have belonged to the Ruzhiner rebbe.

Secrets of the sects: A peek into Hasidic homes and closets

Israel museum opens new exhibition,'A World Apart Next Door: Glimpses into the Life of Hasidic Jews.'

By Tamar Rotem | Jun 1, 2012 | 10:08 AM

A new exhibit by Adi Nes: Beneath the surface lies very little

The photographs depict the Israel of yesterday. But his attempt to force us to look deeper into the imagery fails miserably.

By Galia Yahav | May 30, 2012 | 05:02 AM

Parks & Nature

A peaceful hike in a region of conflict

By Moshe Gilad | 03:30 PM

Winter camping in Israel just got easier

By Rina Rozenberg | 11:23 AM | 4

The aerial antics of Israel's starlings

By Eli Ashkenazi | 12:35 PM | 4

Food & Drink

The five best Buffalo wings in Tel Aviv

By Rotem Maimon, City Mouse Online | 11:10 AM

'Tis the season for soup, even in balmy Tel Aviv

By Rotem Maimon | 11:47 PM | 2

The roast of the town: Tel Aviv's new best shawarma

By Eran Laor | 04:01 PM

Music & Theater

A scene from 'Cycling with Moliere,' by writer-director Philippe Le Guay.

A French film about theater - the most pleasurable combination

By Michael Handelzalts | 05:23 AM

Calexico's show at the Barby lacks spice

By Ben Shalev | 05:40 PM

Power of Greek classics returns to Israeli stage

By Michael Handelzalts | 05:18 AM

Travel News

Abraham Hostel ranks among world's best

By Judy Maltz | 03:04 AM

Purim in Tel Aviv: A guide to a fun-filled, family-friendly chag

By City Mouse Online | 03:39 PM

Travel agents, hoteliers trade blame for deterring incoming tourism to Israel

By Rina Rozenberg | 03:31 AM | 3

Shopping & Shuks

Dafna Lustig in Paper Jam fashions: Doesn’t want to copy trends.

Collection / Jam-flavored clothes

By Sahar Shalev | 05:26 AM

Israeli designers collaborate on a collection of woven jewelry

By Hilla Ohayon | 04:34 AM

Collection / Love that leather

By Hilla Ohayon | 05:59 AM

Religion & Relics

An Israel Museum worker putting the final touches on the Herod exhibition

Israel's largest-ever archaeological exhibit shines light on King Herod

By Nir Hasson | 03:01 AM

Israel's mosaics from Byzantium and Rome thrill to bits

By Moshe Gilad | 07:14 AM | 2

Israel's National Library buys 1,000-year-old Jewish documents from Afghanistan

By Nir Hasson | 10:26 AM | 17