The Israel Museum is an art and archaeological museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and one of the world's leading encyclopaedic museums. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, adjacent to the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Aerial photograph of the Israel Museum, with the Knesset building in the background
View of museum from its upper level, with Anish Kapoor sculpture
Heliodorus Stele
Alfred Sisley
Givat Ram is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem. It is the site of Kiryat HaMemshala, which includes many of Israel's most important national institutions, among them the Knesset, the Israel Museum, the Supreme Court, Bank of Israel, Academy of the Hebrew Language, National Library, one of the campuses of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and many government ministries' offices.
Aerial view of Kiryat HaMemshala on Givat Ram, with the Knesset in the lower right corner and the Supreme Court of Israel in the upper left corner
Edmond J. Safra Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Produced by the Survey of Palestine, 1945-1946
View of the Knesset, on Givat Ram. Rehavia is on the background
