Bloomfield Science Museum

Jerusalem’s Old City reveals its hidden beauty on Open Houses tours

Guided tours reveal the hidden architectural details, cultural heritage, and centuries of history woven into Jerusalem’s Old City.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
There’s plenty to discern and enjoy in the God of the Small Details tours in the Old City.
Train at the Bloomfield Science Museum.

Bloomfield Science Museum displays historic Jerusalem-Jaffa railway train

A railroad car, which once took three and a half hours to reach Jerusalem from Jaffa, finds a permanent home.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Chilren are seen learning science at the 2024 European Researchers’ Night in Israel.

EU science festival visits Israel

The European Researchers’ Night 2025 will be running across Europe on September 26, but is being held in Israel a week early.

|ByESTHER DAVIS, LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
More than one music lover can hit cylinders suspended on metal strips with mallets to make rhythmic music from tubes of varying lengths.

Make beautiful, scientific music: The new exhibit at Jerusalem's Bloomfield Science Museum

An exciting new exhibition called Tune In! that will be open for a year at Jerusalem’s Bloomfield Science Museum promises to be fascinating for children and adults alike. 

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Bloomfield Science Museum hosts 400 new first graders in OneFamily special event

This year’s event brought together 400 participants at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem, which was open only for them, for a full day of customized activities for all the bereaved.

JULY 13, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Children are seen at a special OneFamily event at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem.

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.

'Horsepower': New interactive exhibit premiers at Bloomfield Science Museum

Bloomfield’s trained Jewish and Arab guides explained how a pendulum works, and the young participants in the library were even given parts to make their own and create colors that appeared and then

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Children will probably not remember the physical properties demonstrated by the exhibits, but they will recall as they continue their schooling the dials they turned and how they moved.

Bloomfield Science Museum gets 'gut' exhibit

The book and the exhibition provide concrete tips for understanding the intricate digestive system and practicing good gut health.

JULY 9, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
INSIDE THE exhibition at the Bloomfield.

Bloomfield Science Museum director wins international award

Maya Halevy was awarded the Beacon of the Year prize by the European Science Museum Organization.

NOVEMBER 1, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Maya Halevy

Bloomfield Museum in Jerusalem celebrates Leonardo's 500th anniversary

Italian Renaissance icon Leonardo Da Vinci was a visionary man, an artist, a scientist. The year 2019 marks the 500th anniversary of his death.

JULY 8, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
‘LEONARDO DA VINCI: 500 The First Start-Up Man.’