Visual Arts

Curtain rises on the new Habima

Israel’s first Hebrew theater, and Tel Aviv’s oldest cultural institution, gets a $26 million facelift to celebrate Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s Art Year.

Visual Arts

Art goes wild in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv’s young and edgy art scene reflects the creative vibrancy of Israelis. This year it gets full attention at the city’s special year-long art festival.

Visual Arts

Unraveling the mystery of lost time [video]

When a precious watch and clock collection was stolen from a Jerusalem museum, time stood still for 24 years until its return. Now it is on display once again.

Visual Arts

The Top 10 must-see buildings of Israel

From Byzantine, to Bauhaus, Israel has dozens of architectural styles that blend beautifully into the landscape of the Holy Land. ISRAEL21c brings you the top 10.

Visual Arts

The art of mosaic gets a rebirth in Israel

Once a common form of decoration in the ancient Mediterranean, mosaic is now flourishing again in Israel with a whole new take on a traditional art form.

Visual Arts

Flocking to Tel Aviv Art Museum’s new wing

Works by Israeli artists find a home in the $55 million Herta and Paul Amir Building, designed to ‘move visitors and offer a remarkable social experience.’ Photo by Amit Geron Herta and Paul Amir Building, Tel Aviv Museum. Art-lovers from …

Lifestyle,Visual Arts

A patchwork salute to the kibbutz [video]

The Israel Quilters Association pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of the kibbutz with a special display at Europe’s premier quilting show. They’re gorgeous, colorful, and they tell a uniquely Israeli story. The 56 quilts traveling to the United Kingdom …

Lifestyle,Visual Arts

Inside Tel Aviv’s greatest spaces [video]

The annual weekend Houses from Within event gives the public entrée to architecturally interesting institutions, businesses and homes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjDXNebxHPM About 80,000 people came to Tel Aviv’s fifth annual Houses from Within weekend recently, which offered free guided tours of 140 …