Israel Museum
#32🏺 Archaeology & AntiquityJerusalem, Israel

Israel Museum

Dead Sea Scrolls and the Shrine of the Book

About the museum

Israel's national museum holds nearly 500,000 objects spanning archaeology, fine arts and Jewish ethnography, with the Dead Sea Scrolls displayed in the iconic Shrine of the Book.

Must-see highlights

  • ◆Dead Sea Scrolls (Shrine of the Book)
  • ◆Second Temple Model
  • ◆Aleppo Codex
  • ◆Billy Rose Art Garden (Noguchi)
  • ◆Israeli art wing

Recognition

🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice

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