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Activists urge Jewish Museum to help preserve Wilbur J. Cohen Building at risk of demolition

Activists are urging the Jewish Museum to step in and help preserve the historic Wilbur J. Cohen Building in Washington, DC, home to murals by prominent Jewish artists, now at risk of demolition.

JANUARY 28, 2026|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, set for sale and likely demolition, houses murals by multiple Jewish artists.

The main entrance to the Vilnius Ghetto in Lithuania during World War II.

Holocaust education: Why telling Lithuania’s Jewish story matters more than ever - opinion

The Lost Shtetl Museum in Lithuania is significant because it reflects international cooperation and interest.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByJONAS HERAKLIS DOVYDAITIS

‘Memento Mori’ by Adi Harush and Ben Tzur references Victorian mourning jewelry and the arc between heritage and contemporary works.

Melting Point at the Museum for Islamic Art shows what jewellery can be

Melting Point brings artists together to show how jewellery evolves into storytelling, emotion, and cultural memory in a time of rupture and renewal.

JANUARY 10, 2026|ByBARRY DAVIS

From Dorin Frankfurt’s 2015 Fashion Week ‘Zelda’ collection, inspired by the poet Zelda.

Fifty years of work, wit, local vision: Dorin Frankfurt at Ashdod Museum of Art

Fashion trailblazer Dorin Frankfurt weaves five decades of memory, craft, and creativity into a compelling new exhibition at the Ashdod Museum of Art.

JANUARY 4, 2026|ByNERIA BARR

12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal

The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Monday that it is returning sculpture after new research found that the object had been stolen.

MARCH 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

12th-century 'Buddha Sheltered by Serpent King' returns to Nepal.

Shape-shifting science: Jerusalem exhibition unveils self-morphing materials

The ‘Automorphia’ exhibition at Bloomfield Science Museum

MARCH 2, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Exhibits explain automorphia: Contemplation and focus shape a reaction to cycles of humidity variation.

Mummies are disappearing from museums. Here’s why

The exhibition of human remains is only allowed in 'essential' cases, and when displayed, they must be correctly documented and contextualized.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Lebanese-French architect Lina Ghotmeh chosen to redesign Ancient Galleries at British Museum

Ghotmeh's studio, LGA, was unanimously chosen for the project after a nine-month competition that received over 60 entries.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Lion from Babylon in the British Museum, London on 12 December, 2014.

The world of Yaacov Agam reexperienced

The work of Yaacov Agam both inspires and provokes questions. A visit to the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art (YAMA) in Rishon Lezion provides answers to many of them.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025ByBASIA MONKA

Female Palestinian photographer Karimeh Abbud honored in new exhibit

Eretz Israel Museum shines incisive light on an early 20th-century Palestinian photographer.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS

Karimeh Abbud, one of the most important female Palestinian photographers in history.

Grapevine: Knesset Museum underway

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Green with envy: Haifa’s must-visit new attraction

Every top football club in the world has a museum showcasing its history, legendary players, trophies, and nostalgic memorabilia. Maccabi Haifa has now joined these elite clubs.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025BySAFI MAKLADE