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Israel Makov opens a window into six decades of collecting and championing Israeli art

A new book opens a window into Israel Makov's collection of nearly 400 works, tracing six decades of passion for Israeli art and support for artists before they gain recognition.

ISRAEL MAKOV at the ‘Viewpoints’ book launch.
‘TEL AVIV SUMMER,’ 2026, created especially for TAMA exhibition.

From the other side - with Noma Bar

BRING ALL THE PAIN’ was inspired by Noam Harel’s reserve-duty service and offers an intimate look at the soldiers tasked with recovering the bodies and taking care of the bodies of fallen soldiers, as well as those of Hamas members and Gazan civilians.

Bezalel’s ‘Graduate Exhibition’ features projects that spotlight the pain of war

Ronen Siman Tov, fourth-generation Jerusalemite.

Painting through the ashes: Ronen Siman-Tov turns Jerusalem’s wounds into art - interview


In Jerusalem: Blood, sweat and tears

A round-up of city affairs

The exhibit in its glory at the First Station.

Between the holy and the mythology

This year’s Bezalel prize winner for photography, Barak Rubin, presents his solo show that explores the creation of myths.

‘Horn Altar’: A piece by artist Barak Rubin.

In or out

The modest dimensions of Israel’s photographic equipment also helped to pave the way to a more intimate ambiance.

Hefziba Shuali Schaz, ‘Digging Myself a Pitfall,’ 2017, performance documentation.

Israel Museum names new director

Ido Bruno will take over after Eran Neuman's very short reign.

Ido Bruno, the new director of the Israel Musem

Art from the other side

“The aspect of taking things into a different cultural context engages me.”

Feeding off artifacts: Curator Hadas Glazer (left) and Hilli Greenfeld.

Bezalel Academy, 2016 Ruderman Prize winner, makes the most of its grant

The Academy awarded 10 students from the department of industrial design scholarships that went toward funding final projects that were intended to help people with disabilities.

Shoes by Tal Ariel, made to be easier for wheelchair-bound persons to put on and tie their shoes